Shipowners urge Navy to intensify patrol against piracy in Gulf of Guinea

  Indigenous shipowners have expressed concern over recent warnings of increase in attacks in the Gulf…

Niger Delta: Navy deploys warships, gunboats to fight piracy, oil theft 

  The Nigerian Navy has deployed troops on board six warships and 60 gunboats in a…

Piracy, other high seas crimes rise in Asia

  Despite the coronavirus pandemic, piracy and other crimes have surged in Asian waters in the…

Mauritius jails Wakashio Captain under piracy and violence law 

  Captain Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, master of the MV Wakashio bulk carrier that ran aground on…

Piracy, armed robbery incidents double in Asia 

  The number of attacks on ships in the key waterway of the Singapore Straits doubled…

U.S. warns of piracy risk in Gulf of Mexico

  The U.S. government on Wednesday issued a warning about the threat posed by pirates to…

IMO Secretary-General speaks on piracy in Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea

  Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Kitack Lim, has welcomed the latest initiatives to…

IMO Secretary-General speaks on piracy in Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea

  Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Kitack Lim, has welcomed the latest initiatives to…

IMO commends NIMASA, Navy on fight against piracy 

  The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has commended Nigeria’s effort to stem piracy in its waters…

Piracy: Nigeria hands over seized vessel, crew to Ghana

  The Nigerian government has handed over the fishing vessel Marine 707 suspected to be carrying…

Year 2020 and the battle against piracy on Nigeria’s waters

  Maritime stakeholders and Nigerians who are worried about the state of insecurity of the nation’s…

It’s embarrassing Nigeria has become haven for piracy — NIMASA 

  The Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, has described as…