Piracy

Change in piracy threats in Indian Ocean prompts re-think...

Aug 18, 2021

A continued downward trend in Somali piracy has prompted leading shipping organisations...

Piracy and armed robbery incidents at lowest level in 27...

Jul 13, 2021

While the reduced numbers of reported incidents is welcome, the IMB PRC continues...

Shipping industry launches the Gulf of Guinea Declaration...

May 23, 2021

So far, over 160 maritime companies, organisations and flag states have signed the...

Gulf of Guinea remains world’s piracy hotspot in 2021,...

Apr 19, 2021

The Gulf of Guinea accounted for nearly half (43%) of all reported piracy incidents...

Seafarer killed in piracy attack: governments urged to...

Jan 30, 2021

Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea killed a seafarer and took another 15 seafarers hostage...

Report: Gulf of Guinea records highest ever number of crew...

Jan 15, 2021

The International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s annual...

Spike in attacks on ships transiting Singapore Straits

Dec 2, 2020

The Information Fusion Centre (IFC) have warned of a spike of attacks on vessels...

Pirates are kidnapping more seafarers off West Africa,...

Oct 14, 2020

Pirates armed with guns and knives are abducting bigger groups of seafarers at further...

Somali piracy: Last three hostages freed but threat still...

Sep 21, 2020

Somalia pirates have freed the last three of the 3,639 hostages held in captivity...

IBF calls for action on Gulf of Guinea piracy

Aug 21, 2020

International Bargaining Forum (IBF) Warlike Operations Area Committee Statement...

Kidnap of personnel from tanker whilst in transit towards...

Feb 21, 2020

ITF called for global cooperation to fight piracy in Gulf...

Nov 12, 2019

Report: Maritime piracy incidents down in Q3, yet Gulf...

Oct 15, 2019

Odfjell supports a preventive project to combat piracy...

Sep 14, 2019

Nigeria: Pirate Attack

Jul 15, 2019

Cameroon: Kidnap for Ransom

Jul 9, 2019