IMB raises concerns over surge in piracy attacks

Anti-piracy body ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported that piracy and armed robbery incidents in the Singapore Straits have increased during the first half of the year.

In the period January-June 2023, 65 incidents were recorded, an increase from 58 incidents for the same period last year.

According to the mid-year report of IMB, of the 65 incidents, 57 vessels were boarded, four had attempted attacks, two were hijacked and two were fired upon. An important element of the report is...

https://container-news.com/imb-raises-concerns-over-surge-in-piracy-attacks/

Global sea piracy lowest in decades while Asian incidents increase

The number of sea piracy reported at the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) till June 2022 is the lowest since 1994, according to the global trade body.

However, the number of such incidents in Asian water till June this year increased slightly to 42 compared to 38  in the same period last year.

The IMB’s latest global piracy report listed 58 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against 68 incidents during the first half of 2021.

In the first six months of 2022, IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre...

https://container-news.com/global-sea-piracy-lowest-in-decades-while-asian-incidents-increase/

Pirates are kidnapping more seafarers off West Africa, IMB reports

Pirates are kidnapping more seafarers off West Africa, IMB reports

London and Kuala Lumpur – 14 October 2020

ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) figures show a rise in piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas in the first nine months of 2020, with a 40% increase in the number of kidnappings reported in the Gulf of Guinea, compared with the same period in 2019. Pirates armed with guns and knives are abducting bigger groups of seafarers at further distances off
the West African coast.

IMB’s...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/10/14/pirates-are-kidnapping-more-seafarers-off-west-africa-imb-reports/

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