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

‘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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