OPINION | Despite the excitement, India’s South China Sea policy remains unchanged

An India-Philippines joint statement last month has caused a stir. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s Foreign Minister, and his Filipino counterpart, Enrique Manalo, issu ..

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International Maritime Bureau calls for sustained efforts as global piracy incidents hit lowest levels in decades

The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) calls for efforts to be sustained worldwide as maritime piracy and armed robbery attacks reached their lowest recorded level in al ..

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Global sea piracy and armed robbery attacks reach lowest levels since 1994

Maritime piracy and armed robbery attacks reached the lowest recorded level since 1994 as revealed in the recently published annual piracy report of the International Mar ..

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Theft Incidents Occur Again In Singapore Straits

  • A total of 17 incidents have occurred in the Singapore Strait since January 2021.
  • ReCAAP ISC informed of two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia in this week’s report.

In its weekly report for 1-7 June, ReCAAP ISC informed of two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia, both to ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait, ReCAPP.

Recent Incidents

The incidents (one CAT 3 and one CAT 4) occurred on 2 and 5 June...

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Which Region Records To Be The Global Piracy Hotspot In 2021?

The Gulf of Guinea accounted for nearly half (43%) of all reported piracy incidents in the first three months of 2021, according to the latest figures from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB), reports ICC.

IBM’s Global Piracy Report

IMB’s latest global piracy report records 38 incidents since the start of 2021 – compared with 47 incidents during the same period last year. In the first three months of 2021, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) reported 33 vessels boarded, two attempted...

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Straits Orient Lines Completes Fleet to 12 Ships

Singapore based Straits Orient Lines has taken delivery of 1,155 teu feeder vessel Asiatic Dawn from Asiatic Lloyd, says an article published in BMGlobalNews.

Sol Stride 

The company has decided to name this 149m long vessel Sol Stride, following last month’s delivery of 1,702 teu Sol Promise, the biggest and youngest ship in the firm’s history.

The ship worth $7.7m

According to VesselsValue, “the 2006-built ship has a price tag of around $7.7m.”

The latest acquisition takes Straits Orient Lines’...

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ReCAAP ISC Reports 3 Armed Robberies in Asia

Three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia in February 2021, reports ReCAAP ISC.

Incidents reduced

There were three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia in February 2021, according to ReCAAP ISC’s monthly report. No piracy incident was reported. 

The number of incidents reported during January-February 2021 has decreased compared to January-February 2020, due to the decrease of incidents in several locations in Asia.

Incidents in the Singapore Strait

The ReCAAP ISC is...

https://mfame.guru/recaap-isc-reports-3-armed-robberies-in-asia/

IMB Issued Its Annual Report Concerning International Piracy Incidents

The International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) issued its annual report concerning international piracy incidents, highlighting that the Gulf of Guinea is a hot spot for piracy incidents and remains a crucial challenge for seafarers, says an article published in Safety4Sea.

Key Figures
  • 195 incidents reported
  • 191 crews impacted by the incidents
  • GoG recorded the highest ever number of crew kidnapped in 2020, with 130 crew members taken in 22 separate incidents
  • 96.3% of...

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