Tag: IMB
Further decline in reported piracy incidents
Piracy incidents in the first nine months of 2021 are the lowest reported in 17 years with, at the other end of the scale,...
Global piracy down, Gulf of Guinea still a concern
Incidents of international piracy and armed robbery are at their lowest level in 27 years, according to International Maritime Bureau (IMB) statistics, with the...
Gulf of Guinea retains world piracy hotspot status
Africa, particularly the Gulf of Guinea, remains the world hotspot for piracy with 43% of all incidents reported in the first quarter of this...
Fifteen crew kidnapped in Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea remains one of the most dangerous bodies of water worldwide for seafarers with the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) urging ships...
Gulf of Guinea confirmed as world piracy hotspot
Close on two hundred incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported worldwide last year, with the Gulf of Guinea cementing the...
Gulf of Guinea is world hotspot for kidnappings at sea
A steep increase in kidnappings at sea – 40% - make the Gulf of Guinea off Africa’s west coast the world hotspot for this...
No more hostages held by Somali pirates
Over the past five years Somali pirates took more than 3 600 people hostage in attacks on ships varying in size from tankers through to...
Gulf of Guinea still world’s piracy hotspot
Seafarers face continuing threats from pirates and armed robbers on the world’s seas, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said, reporting 47 attacks in the...
Crew kidnappings increase in the Gulf of Guinea
Despite overall piracy incidents declining in 2019, there was “an alarming increase” in crew kidnappings across the Gulf of Guinea, according to the International...
Gulf of Guinea still a piracy high risk area
]The International Chamber of Commerce's International Maritime Bureau (IMB) report for 2019’s third quarter shows fewer incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships...
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SANDF missing the communication target
Former defence and military veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on a number of occasions said words to the effect South Africans have to decide what...
