Piracy
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BIMCO renews call for international naval support off West Africa
BIMCO has renewed calls for a coalition of international navies to patrol the waters off West Africa as incidents of…
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US says Iranian limpet mines were used in Fujairah tanker attacks
The United States on Friday accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guards of being behind the May 12 attacks on four tankers off…
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Lloyd’s warns of ‘significant claims’ from Fujairah attacks
Citing the scant information available at present, the Joint War Committee (JWC), which comprises underwriting representatives from both the Lloyd’s…
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Extra security measures in place for ships heading through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipowners and shipmanagers are taking extra security measures when transiting the Strait of Hormuz and around the key bunkering hub…
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Limpet mines suspected in Fujairah attacks
Initial inspections of the four ships that UAE authorities said were “sabotaged” on Sunday points towards the use of limpet…
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Tankers targeted off Fujairah
International shipping has been placed on high alert after four tankers were “sabotaged” in waters just off Fujairah in the…
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Boskalis heavy lift vessel hit by pirates off West Africa
Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) revealed today that its heavy transport vessel was hijacked on Sunday around 80 nautical miles offshore…
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Hijacked bunker tanker headed for Malta
Bunker tanker has been hijacked by a group of migrants off Libya and is headed for Malta, local newspaper MaltaToday…
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Abu Sayyaf hunting high-value targets along Sabah’s eastern coast
Ambrey Risk is reporting that the Eastern Sabah Security Command has issued a warning stating that a group from Islamic…
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Size of Indian Ocean piracy High Risk Area reduced
The round table of international shipping associations plus the OCIMF representing the global shipping and oil industry have announced that…
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Kidnapped crew from MSC boxship released by pirates
Six crew members, including the captain, kidnapped earlier this month from 2,668 teu off Benin, have been released according to…
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Ships on alert following three attacks off Nigeria in 24 hours
Three attacks on ships off West Africa have been reported by maritime security specialists Ambrey in the space of just…
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BIMCO calls for urgent international naval coalition to fight piracy off West Africa
International shipowning body BIMCO is calling for international naval support to counter the growing threat of piracy off West Africa.…
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Six crew kidnapped from MSC boxship off Benin
The 2,668 teu has been targeted by pirates off Benin with Ambrey Intelligence reporting six crew have been kidnapped. The…
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Effective security is security that works
Unconscious biases relating to cost, conformity and compliance are undermining effective security argues James Wilkes from Gray Page. I was…
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Hijackings proliferate around West Africa
Details are emerging of further West African hijackings, this time further south than other recent incidents. The tanker Anuket Amber…
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Shipping warned of imminent Abu Sayyaf strike
ReCAAP, the Asian piracy watchdog, has issued a warning of potential attacks on ships in and around Philippine waters. The…
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11 crew kidnapped from German boxship off Nigeria
Over the weekend pirates boarded a Liberian flagged containership off the coast of Nigeria, seizing 11 crew including eight from…
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Crew of Swiss bulker freed after kidnapping off Nigeria last month
Twelve crewmembers kidnapped from a Swiss ship off Nigeria last month have been freed, Swiss judicial officials said on Sunday.…
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Twelve crew taken from Swiss bulker off Nigeria
Twelve crewmembers from Switzerland’s Massoel Shipping-owned bulker were taken from the vessel in Nigerian waters on Saturday. The 2001-built handymax…
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