ANTI-PIRATES GROUP ADVISES PAINT AND COATINGS SECTOR TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST MARITIME ATTACKS
August 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE GLOBAL body helping to fight maritime pirates has advised the paint and coatings industry to look hard at their supply routes and prepare contingency plans in case cargoes sail close to global piracy hotspots. At present, two problem areas stand out: off Somalia, in and out of the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea; and to a lesser extent off western Africa, especially near the Niger Delta. The former is the key route linking Asia with Europe; and the latter important as a source of petrochemicals and polymers, especially from oil-rich ...
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