by Klaus Luhta | Oct 20, 2014 | maritime news, maritime piracy, maritime private security
Has piracy been defeated? Unless you read maritime related publications, which keep close watch on piracy activity around the globe, you might think the pirates are gone. Quite the contrary is true. According to the International Chamber of Commerce International...
by Klaus Luhta | Mar 13, 2014 | maritime economics, maritime news, maritime private security
Why do U.S. owned private maritime security teams continually get in trouble on ships overseas? Does the U.S. adhere to a lower standard than the rest of the world when it comes to private maritime security? The answer may surprise you. The United States government...
by Klaus Luhta | Oct 31, 2012 | maritime news, maritime private security
As the Department of Defense faces looming budget cuts, the various branches of the military must be scrambling to assure the administration as to the efficacy of their various programs. The service provided during war time it is clear and higher military spending is...
by Klaus Luhta | Dec 13, 2011 | maritime news, maritime politics, maritime private security
Cynicism runs rampant through our federal government. It is contagious and spreads to those who have any regular interaction with government employees and personnel. It is almost a form of communication unto itself, a learned vernacular of the trade. Taking into...
by Klaus Luhta | Nov 17, 2011 | maritime news, maritime piracy, maritime private security
This Bloomberg Businessweek article details the advent of convoys-for-hire as a new protective service for merchant vessels transiting the High Risk Area off the coast of Somalia. This new service brings to mind a few serious concerns. The primary concern is one of...
by Klaus Luhta | Oct 15, 2011 | maritime news, maritime piracy, maritime private security
There are a few human reactions you can assume to be fairly consistent. Greed, fear, and denial top my list. Somali piracy is pure greed while the reaction by the international community to piracy is a varying combination of denial and fear. At some point the...
