"Over all, if we had to rate this thing from 1 to 10, when we started on Sept. 11, we were at a 1 and today we are at a 2," said Stephen E. Flynn, an international shipping authority at the Council on Foreign Relations.
The report also said that the president of Puntland, a semiautonomous region in northern Somalia, had extensive ties to pirates in the area, who then funneled some of the money they made from hijacking ships to authorities.
Edward Wong (NYT) NEW JERSEY ELIZABETH: WHALE KILLED BY SHIP -- A large finback whale found dead in the water off Port Elizabeth yesterday morning was struck and killed by a cargo ship, the authorities said.
That final batch was put on the ship Monday, authorities said.
WITH traffic through the port of New York expected to double by the end of the decade and continue growing, and with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey having voted to accelerate a plan to dredge channels to accommodate a new generation of big ships, the authority is making other changes to speed the flow of cargo across its docks.
Variations of the state flag have been used by shipping companies, port authorities, and other organizations.
The company also agreed to put a compliance program into place to prevent illegal online pharmacies from distributing drugs through its shipping services, the authorities said.
In the maritime industry, the stakeholders comprising the port authorities, shipping companies, and port operators often compete and collaborate within an ecological system.
As shipping companies and authorities grew complacent, however, piracy gangs in the region came back in force, prompting prevention efforts to kick back in gear.
It's a great program, and very much needed, that involves shipping firms, port authorities, local NGOs, harbor workers and police.
