ReCAAP: Piracy incidents in Asia up 19% 

By Jite Eriabie  There was a 19 percent increase in the number of piracy incidents against…

Nigeria remains hotspot as global piracy drops to 22-year low 

By Jite Eriabie  The incidents of piracy, hostage taking and attack on ships remained high in…

Japan to build radar Stations for Philippines to counter piracy 

Japan will build four coast guard radar stations on islands in the Sulu and Celebes Seas…

Piracy remains a ‘massive concern’ for seafarers, says Sailors’ Society 

By Jite Eriabie  Although piracy figures have fallen it remains a “massive concern” for seafarers according…

Nigeria remains top global piracy hotspot, says IMB 

Nigeria remains a piracy hotspot with 20 attacks reported against ships within the first nine months…

Japan, Singapore team up to fight piracy in Asia

By Jite Eriabie  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA Japan) and the Maritime and…

Japan, UN group to fight piracy in Philippines

By Jite Eriabie  Japan is set to join hands with a U.N. organization in combatting pirates…

Groups to fight piracy in Asia

Asia’s piracy watchdog ReCAAP and Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…

Piracy: Navy deploys warships, troops in Gulf of Guinea

The Nigerian Navy has deployed warships and troops in a massive operation to end pirates’ attacks…

87 maritime piracy incidents in 2017

The first half of 2017 saw a total of 87 incidents reported to the IMB Piracy…

Nigeria piracy raises concerns among European shipowners

Continued piracy, armed robbery attacks and kidnapping for ransom events in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG),…

Gulf of Aden gets more help in fight against piracy

Following a number of recent attacks against merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb,…