All articles by Liam Stoker

Shipping piracy report – May 2013

Dwindling pirate activity off the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden only serves to highlight the severity of…
London Gateway heralds UK port renaissance

Operating as the UK's sole hub airport, Heathrow is creaking towards its operational capacity. Plans to ease the strain through…
Shipping piracy report – April 2013

Horn of Africa A total of nine incidents ranging in severity occurred off the Horn of Africa, with most of…
Electrically-efficient biofuels: the benefits and drawbacks

Biofuels, aided through investment and industry's increasing desire to become environmentally-friendly, have developed substantially since the first generation of bioalcohols…
Positional assistance for ships – eLoran rolls out over the English Channel

With cargo often valued in the tens of millions of pounds, the shipping industry has placed enormous value in its…

Shipping piracy report – August 2012

This month's piracy report covers piracy-related activity across the world's most dangerous waters, as well as the best efforts to…
The world’s largest cruise ships

Click here to read our updated list of the top 10 biggest cruise ships in the world With the cruise industry…
EU takes offensive to Somali pirates with land-based attack

Read our latest reports on incidents of piracy across the globe, with data covering the latest hijacking reports and unsuccessful…