The multi-purpose fleet of single and 'tweendeck general cargo ships is surprisingly large — numbering nearly 17,000 vessels totaling about 80 million dwt — and is estimated to carry more than ...

but beyond the technological prowess of many pirate outfits and not worth the effort for others. The point of hijacking a ship is generally not for the cargo — who wants to try to unload ...

A Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship was almost overrun by pirates ... Her husband, Ching I, was the commander of the Red Flag fleet of pirate ships. When he died at the age of 42, Madame Ching became ...

told Khaleej Times yesterday from Mombasa that efforts were being made to establish contact with pirates as well as the ship owners. The vessel, owned by Shahmir Maritime of Saint Vincent and ...

For as long as cargo ships have sailed the seas ... She then set about unifying the fleet with a tough code of laws. Pirates under her command would be beheaded if they gave their own orders ...

Pirates have kidnapped 12 crew members from a Swiss cargo vessel in Nigerian waters. Massoel Shipping said its vessel, MV Glarus, was carrying wheat from Lniagos to Port Harcourt when it was ...

Middle Eastern carrier Emirates’ SkyCargo division has taken its Boeing 747 freighter fleet to six, as the company continues to weigh its future cargo aircraft options. Emirates says it has ...