Piracy

New report highlights continued threat of Somali piracy

Apr 11, 2024

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) raises concern on the continued acts...

Tanker in Middle East Safe from attackers After U.S. Na...

Nov 27, 2023

A U.S. Navy warship responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker in the...

VIDEO: Yemen's Houthi rebels seize cargo ship in Red Sea

Nov 20, 2023

Yemen's Houthis rebels have released a video showing armed men seizing a cargo s...

Yemen’s Houthis reject UN call to free UAE-flagged ship

Jan 17, 2022

Houthi rebels say the Rwabee was carrying military equipment, accusing the UN of...

Piracy incidents at lowest level in decades, but IMB ca...

Oct 19, 2021

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported the lowest number of re...

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

Aug 18, 2021

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

Piracy and armed robbery incidents at lowest level in 2...

Jul 13, 2021

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

Shipping industry launches the Gulf of Guinea Declarati...

May 23, 2021

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

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 incide...

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 ho...

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

Jan 15, 2021

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

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 f...

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

Sep 21, 2020

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

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 towar...

Feb 21, 2020