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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...
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...
IMB: Piracy incidents lowest since 1994, threats remain

IMB: Piracy incidents lowest since 1994, threats remain

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 10, 2024 | News, Piracy, Shipping

In the first nine months of 2024, reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery fell to the lowest levels since 1994, according to the latest report by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). Despite the lowest reported incidents in three decades, IMB and its...
IMB reports lull in crew kidnappings in Gulf of Guinea

IMB reports lull in crew kidnappings in Gulf of Guinea

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 12, 2022 | News, Piracy, Shipping

The ICC International Maritime Bureau’s latest piracy report recorded 37 incidents in the first three months of 2022, down from 38 in 2021. Nearly half of the incidents (41 per cent) occurred in Southeast Asian waters, particularly in the Singapore Straits. Yet, there...
Downward trend in piracy incidents continues, but IMB urges caution

Downward trend in piracy incidents continues, but IMB urges caution

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 13, 2022 | News, Piracy, Shipping

With 132 incidents, maritime piracy and armed robbery over 2021 reached the lowest recorded level since 1994, the annual piracy report of the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reveals. IMB attributes the drop in incidents to vigorous action taken by authorities,...
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