Piracy
-
Nine kidnapped in seventh attack off Cotonou in the space of just one month
Another ship has been attacked in West Africa with nine crew kidnapped. The , a tanker belonging to Greece’s Oceangold…
Read More » -
Robbery attempts in the Singapore Strait escalate
Sunday saw two pirate incidents take place within an interval of an hour to a bulk carrier and a tanker…
Read More » -
BIMCO boss hits out at Nigerian piracy status quo
The departing CEO of international shipowning organisation BIMCO has hit out at Nigerian authorities’ complete failure to rein in the…
Read More » -
19 crew abducted from Union Maritime tanker released, one dead
The crew abducted from Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker last month have been released, however one of the crew members died…
Read More » -
World’s top managers provide insight into 2020 challenges
According to Rajesh Unni, the CEO of Synergy Marine Group, the art and the science of the shipmanager is essentially…
Read More » -
57 crew kidnapped off West Africa in just one month
A total of 57 crew were kidnapped last month in and around the Gulf of Guinea, a similar figure to…
Read More » -
Piracy attacks off Nigeria rise
Piracy attacks off West Africa over the past week have escalated, reaching extraordinarily dangerous proportions where bullets were fired at…
Read More » -
Splash Extra: Nigerian piracy ‘spins out of control’
The Splash Extra editorial team has ransacked the archives to bring subscribers a special issue, which includes a regular run-down…
Read More » -
20 crew kidnapped off Togo
A Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker, , became the latest ship to be hit by pirates on Sunday with 20 out…
Read More » -
19 crew kidnapped from HK-flagged VLCC off Nigeria
The piracy situation in West Africa has descended to new lows with a VLCC raided by armed men yesterday and…
Read More » -
Swire Pacific anchor handler attacked off Equatorial Guinea, seven crew taken
Singapore-based offshore owner Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has confirmed reports that 2002-built anchor handling tug supply vessel was attacked by…
Read More » -
Micoperi OSV attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico
Offshore support vessel , owned by the Italian shipping group Micoperi, was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico.…
Read More » -
London court makes final ruling in controversial piracy insurance fraud case
An eight-year massive ship insurance fraud case came to a close yesterday with the High Court in London ruling that…
Read More » -
Eight crew from German ship taken hostage off Cameroon
Pirates have kidnapped eight crew members of a German-owned ship in a raid on the vessel off the coast of…
Read More » -
Ten Turkish crew released after a month’s captivity in Nigeria
Ten Turkish seafarers who were kidnapped last month off the coast of West Africa have been released. The 10 men…
Read More » -
Turkish owner establishes contact with pirates who kidnapped crew off Nigeria
Turkish shipping company Kadioglu Denizcilik has established first contact with the group of pirates who kidnapped 10 crew from the…
Read More » -
Chang Myung Shipping bulker attacked by pirates near Singapore
A South Korean bulk carrier was attacked by pirates near the Singapore Strait on Monday, Yonhap News Agency reports. Seven…
Read More » -
10 Turkish sailors kidnapped off Nigeria
Ten Turkish sailors were taken hostage by armed pirates who attacked a Turkish-flagged ship off the coast of Nigeria, the…
Read More » -
Nigerian piracy levels deemed ‘unacceptable’, international solutions sought
Some of shipping’s top stakeholders met on Friday at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to demand…
Read More » -
Known unknowns on tanker terrorism
Security consultant Lars Bergqvist questions why shipping was not put on high alert prior to the tanker attacks off Fujairah…
Read More »