- Crew kidnappings surge in seas off West Africa, IMB reports.
- IMB PRC recorded 98 incidents of piracy and armed robbery in the first half of 2020, up from 78 in Q2 2019.
- IMB plans to change the risk-to-reward ratio for pirates operating within the Gulf of Guinea.
The International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest piracy report says that the Gulf of Guinea is increasingly dangerous for commercial shipping, with the area now accounting for over 90% of maritime...
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