A fortnight ago, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), a specialized department of the International Chamber of…
Tag: IMB
Nigeria records drop in piracy incidents in Q1 2019 – IMB
Nigeria recorded a drop in reported piracy incidents at sea in the first three months of…
IMB: Gulf of Guinea recorded low hijackings in 2018
A total of 156 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported to the…
IMB: Pirate attacks surge in West Africa
A surge in armed attacks against ships around West Africa is pushing up global levels of…
4 takeaways from the IMB’s latest global piracy report
A total of 121 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in the…
IMB: Global piracy up slightly in 2017
Pirates and armed robbers on the high seas attacked 43 ships and captured 58 crew in the…
IMB: Maritime kidnappings at 10-year high
The number of maritime kidnappings hit a ten-year high in 2016, with waters off the southern…
IMB blames Nigerian pirates for ship hijack off Ghana
A Kiribati-flagged tanker has been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Ghana, the International Maritime Bureau…
Pirate attacks in Q1 at lowest level since 2007, says IMB
The number of piracy attacks worldwide in the first quarter of the year was at its…