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Piracy hits 27-year low, but IMB warns against complacency

Piracy hits 27-year low, but IMB warns against complacency

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 13, 2021 | News, Piracy, Shipping

The number of piracy and armed robbery incidents in the first six months of 2021 has dropped to the lowest level since 1994. IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre has recorded 68 occurrences down from 98 during the same period last year. While a welcome development, the IMB...
Piracy hits 27-year low, but IMB warns against complacency

IMB: All pirate kidnappings in 2021 occurred in the Gulf of Guinea

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 19, 2021 | News, Piracy, Shipping

The Gulf of Guinea accounted for nearly half (43%) of all reported piracy incidents in the first three months of 2021, according to the latest figures from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). In addition, the region accounted for all forty kidnapped crew...
EU launches CMP concept to tackle piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

EU launches CMP concept to tackle piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 28, 2021 | News

The European Council has adopted the the Coordinated Maritime Presences tool. The tool is to increase the EU’s capacity to act as a reliable partner and maritime security provider in the Gulf of Guinea. One of the goals is combatting piracy in the area. The new tool...
Piracy hits 27-year low, but IMB warns against complacency

Pirates board container ship off Nigeria and kill crew member

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 25, 2021 | News

Pirates have attacked a container ship in the Gulf of Guinea. One person was killed and fifteen others were kidnapped, the Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported on Sunday 24 January. The kidnapped crew members are reportedly from Turkey, the man killed was from...
Piracy hits 27-year low, but IMB warns against complacency

‘Never before did pirates kidnap so many crew in the Gulf of Guinea’

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 14, 2021 | News

Piracy and armed robbery incidents increased in 2020. The Gulf of Guinea even recorded its highest ever number of crew kidnapped. This was reported by the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB). IMB also warns the incidents are taking...
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