Verihelm Insights
The Channel 16 Maritime Risk Blog is your free resource for insights and analysis on maritime risks, safety, and cyber security for the maritime professional.
The upsurge of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and wider Indian Ocean in 2006 to 2009, led commercial ship owners to contract armed guards to protect their vessels…
Piracy at sea is an activity that is as old as maritime traffic for thousands of years. This activity is so present that it has become accepted as part of the…
The earliest instance of modern stock trading occurred in Amsterdam with the Dutch East India Company. In order to raise capital, it sold shares to the public…
A CANNON SHOT fired from the coast can hit a ship three nautical miles out to sea. In the 17th century, this was the basis for maritime boundaries. Countries…
1.2 million seafarers on more than 55,000 ships form the backbone of the global economy. The outbreak of COVID-19 threatened these supply lines and affected…
Exploring the inner workings of Floating Armouries, the intricate procedures involved in the initiation, management, and logistics of PCASP embarking and…
It is essential to recognize that Floating Armouries (FAs) are fundamentally vessels and are thus subject to a vast array of national and international laws…
The decision by governments in the HRA to eliminate potentially insecure or destabilizing stockpiles of weapons from their jurisdiction, coupled with the…
