Updates

Samho Shipping has stated that it is in the process of negotiations with the Somali pirates who seized the company's VLCC Samho Dream in April this year.

The Connecticut Maritime Association held an informative discussion about anti-piracy regulations, led by guest speaker James Bergeron, political advisor at Striking Force NATO.

Last month, President Obama issued an Executive Order regarding recent conflicts in Somalia. As the ISRR wrote when the order was first released, it is unclear what Obama's intentions were in releasing it, particularly with regards to ransom payments to Somali pirates.

Now the MTI Network, the leading crisis media response firm, has published the following release in response to the order:

The ISRR's latest post addressed Iran's evasion of US sanctions through renaming its vessels and transferring their ownership to other countries. We thank the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control for revealing Iran's actions.

The much-anticipated Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting last week achieved less progress in greenhouse gas emissions regulations than European countries had hoped.

The Finnish dock workers strike earlier this month ended on Friday, March 19th, however, its impact remains.