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Three ships boarded by pirates in Singapore Strait on one day

Three ships were attacked by pirates in the Singapore Strait on Dec 20, 2019. At 05.32 a.m. the 'Jian Fa',was in the Singapore Strait bound for China, was boarded by an unknown number of perpetrators. At a7 a.m. the ship informed Singapore VTIS that a search on board the ship was conducted and there was no sighting of the perpetrators. Nothing was stolen. All crew were safe and the ship resumed her voyage. At 11.25 p.m. the 'Jag Lalit', underway in the Singapore Strait bound for Kaoshiung, was boarded by six perpetrators armed with knives. The 4th Engineer was punched in the face. The chief engineer sustained bruises on the neck and had a gold chain stolen from him. Upon the ship's arrival in Singapore, the Singapore Police Coast Guard boarded the ships for investigation and verified that all crew are safe. At 11.38 p.m. the 'Akij Globe' was underway in the Singapore Strait when five armed perpetrators were sighted in the engine room. The alarm was raised and upon hearing the alarm, the perpetrators confronted three crew members in the engine room. The perpetrators escaped with stolen engine and generator spares in a boat. The Singapore Police Coast Guard boarded the ship upon arrival at Singapore anchorage. All crew members were safe.

Indian government instructs Gesco to ship Iranian oil

India's shipping ministry has told private company Great Eastern Shipping Co (Gesco) to supply tankers to import Iranian oil for state-run refiner MRPL, which had to slash imports from Iran in July because the shipper was unwilling to carry them. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL), Iran's biggest Indian client, has an annual contract with Gesco through Transchart, an agency of the federal shipping ministry. But Gesco refused last month to lift cargoes for MRPL because of the lack of insurance cover after European sanctions came into effect barring insurance and reinsurance for Iranian shipments. An industry official, with access to a letter sent by the shipping ministry to Gesco on Monday, said it made clear India had now allowed state-run insurers to provide some cover for Iranian shipments and told the company to provide vessels for MRPL. http://www.iranfocus.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25720:india-instructs-private-firm-gesco-to-ship-iranian-oil&catid=4:iran-general&Itemid=26