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Piracy and armed robbery on the rise in 2025

Piracy and armed robbery on the rise in 2025

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 15, 2026 | News, Piracy, Shipping

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported an increase in global maritime incidents and piracy and armed robbery in 2025, classifying most cases as low-level. The highest number of reported incidents were in the Singapore Straits, while the Somali piracy...
Surge in piracy and robbery in Singapore Straits persists

Surge in piracy and robbery in Singapore Straits persists

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 15, 2025 | News, Piracy, Shipping

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed a slight increase in reported incidents of maritime piracy and armed robbery in the first nine months of 2025. The Singapore Straits has recorded the highest number of attacks since 1991, when the IMB Piracy...
Spike in armed robbery incidents in Singapore Strait

Spike in armed robbery incidents in Singapore Strait

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 11, 2025 | News, Piracy, Shipping

Over the first half year, ninety incidents of piracy and armed robbery were reported, a fifty per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024, reports the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre. The Singapore Strait saw a surge in armed...
IMB reports spike in piracy in Singapore Straits

IMB reports spike in piracy in Singapore Straits

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 17, 2025 | News, Piracy, Shipping

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed a rise in piracy and armed robbery incidents in the first quarter of 2025 – driven by a spike of incidents in the Singapore Straits. 45 cases were recorded in the first three months of 2025 – an almost 35 per...
Industry groups launch BMP Maritime Security publication

Industry groups launch BMP Maritime Security publication

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 3, 2025 | News, Piracy, Shipping

Industry associations have released an interactive guidance publication to help all vessels plan voyages and to detect, avoid, deter, delay and report attacks and incidents wherever they occur. The Best Management Practices (BMP) for Maritime Security (MS)...
Shipping organisations concerned about seafarer safety

Shipping organisations concerned about seafarer safety

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 14, 2025 | Maritime education/training/careers, Maritime regulations, News, Piracy, Shipping

The chairpersons of the world’s biggest shipping industry organisations gathered on 6 February in Athens. By far the most important topic on the agenda was how the industry, and the international community, can help limit and put an end to a rise in unjust treatment...
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