Tag: anti piracy measures

UK MCA informs that new rules coming into force in December 2020 will ensure that seafarers caught by pirates or another criminal acts will be paid by shipowners if held captive.

The Information Fusion Centre (IFC) issued a summary concerning the sea thefts and attempted actions in the East Bound Lane of Singapore Strait in the timeframe between July to October 2020.

Maritime piracy today remains a complex challenge to international law, world trade and the safety and security of seafarers. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and other maritime safety advisories publish various counter-piracy guidelines and recommendation to help shipping companies protect their ships against the piracy menace, notes Goh Wai Pheng, General Manager, Satcom & Sensor Systems, Electronics, ST Engineering.

The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) discusses the violent extremist groups operating in East Africa, which are seriously affecting the maritime security and the industry's safe operation in general.

Since the NIMASA/Industry Working Group was established in May 2020 to deter piracy off Nigeria, considerable progress has been made to deepen collaboration between agencies and navies, build operational response capabilities, develop more robust reporting frameworks and share best practice between Government and industry, the latest update by the Group informs. 

Since the NIMASA/Industry Working Group was established in May 2020 to deter piracy off Nigeria, considerable progress has been made to deepen collaboration between agencies and navies, build operational response capabilities, develop more robust reporting frameworks and share best practice between Government and industry, the latest update by the Group informs. 

A court in Nigeria completed its first ever convictions using the nation's new anti-piracy law, and the defendents have been sentenced to a five-figure fine.

The US Government issued a warning about the risk posed by pirates to boats and oil installations in the southern Gulf of Mexico.

Routine reporting and incident reporting are essential to ensure that the military and law enforcement forces are aware of the vessels’ intended sea passages and their vulnerability to an attack

In a recent statement, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim welcomed the latest initiatives to address piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea, which has been a main piracy hotspot in the last years.