Seafarer boycott of piracy areas ‘now possible’

[ratien]

Saturday, 26 February 2011 00:00

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today signalled its revulsion at the increasingly widespread and brutal piracy
epidemic  and said it is moving closer to having to advise seafarers to consider avoiding working in all the affected areas - including the Indian Ocean.

The global union federation,

Comments

[nd87]

Until their is an effective government and economy in Somalia, we need to change the companies that manage the shipping vessels mentality. Why I say this is they only care about their progit margins. I know this from speaking with a well known management company that manages oil tankers. After the recent hi-jacking of an american bound tanker with $200m of oil and the previous day of $60m, I contacted a management company that is dealing with these issues, or to be dealing with them. They out right lied and said that they have effective strong security and it is cost them $100k to $200k a year to post armed security on their vessels. 1. It costs more than $200k a year that he stated to have armed security on a vessel. 2. If that was the truth they would not of had a vessel hi-jacked. 3. If they are using armed security on a tanker or chemical vessel they are wrong

[ratien]

To change mentality of capitalism ? Excellent idea ! It's just left to got how to do it on practice.