Tag: maritime piracy

In line with previous years, BIMCO continues to work with Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP)

Maritime Risk Map 2014 - map overview

The attack on the SP Brussels by pirates off Nigeria's coast, which resulted in one merchant seaman being killed, could have been completely avoided maritime security firm GoAGT has said.

On Saturday 26 April the master of a dhow spoke of his relief after 6 armed pirates, who had taken his vessel and crew hostage, fled the scene after sightings of an EU Naval Force Spanish maritime patrol and reconnaissance (MPRA) aircraft

The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) has issued Piracy Analysis and Warning Report for the past week, For 17 23 April 2014

The threat is still present reports IMB The International Chamber of Commerce's International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed that piracy on the world's seas is at its lowest first-quarter level since 2007, but warns that the threat is still present.The latest IMB Piracy Report, published, shows 49 piracy incidents in the first quarter of 2014 - the lowest first quarter figure since 2007, when 41 incidents were recorded.In the first three months, two vessels were hijacked, 37 vessels boarded, five vessels fired upon and five attempted attacks were reported. Forty-six crewmembers were taken hostage and two kidnapped from their vessel.Off Somalia, five incidents were reported - the same number as the first quarter of 2013. In 2014, three attempted attacks were recorded and two vessels fired upon. IMB Director Pottengal Mukundan stated "Although the number of attacks continues to remain low, the threat of Somali piracy is still clearly evident."The report cites the example of an incident in January 2014 when a Panamax sized product tanker was fired upon approximately 115NM south of Salalah, Oman from a skiff launched from a mother vessel. The attack was repelled and the international navies subsequently intercepted the mother ship - an Indian dhow ...

The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued its Quarterly Report for piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia from January 1st to March 31st, 2014. The report reveals an overall improvement in the situatiuon of piracy for a third consecutive year, based on a quarter-on-quarter comparison.

Moving into the second quarter of 2014, it is West Africa that best exemplifies the persistent threat of modern piracy

The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) has issued Piracy Analysis and Warning Report for the past week, For 3 2014 9 April 2014

A meeting of public and private sector experts on Somalia brought together by DP World in Dubai. The focus of the meeting was how to support Somalia to build its economy