Tag: maritime security

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has released the first quarterly report on piracy in 2023, which has recorded the lowest level of reported global piracy and armed robbery incidents since 1993.

Two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (one CAT 3 incident and one CAT 4 incident) were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 11 – 17 April.

According to Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade, Gulf of Guinea (MDAT-GoG), pirates boarded the chemical/product tanker Success 9 on Monday, 300 off the of Ivory Coast.

One CAT 4 incident of armed robbery against ships in Asia was reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 4 - 10 Apr.

Five incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (two CAT 3 and three CAT 4 incidents) were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 28 March – 3 April 2023.

ReCAAP ISC informed that four incidents were reported on board ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait, from 27 – 31 March 2023.

Pirates boarded the 13,700-dwt product carrier Monjasa Reformer on Saturday night 260 kilometers off the coast of Pointe Noir, Republic of the Congo.

This week, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) released a statement to welcome the updated EU Maritime Security Strategy and its Action Plan.

Seychelles and India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday 28th of February, to improve maritime security in the Indian ocean by sharing information and educating people.

A bomb hit a Turkish-owned ship off the coast of Odessa according to the Turkish General Directorate of Maritime Affairs. The vessel is now heading to Romania.