By Jite Eriabie The incidents of piracy, hostage taking and attack on ships remained high in…
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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…
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,…
Kenya inks amendment to maritime piracy deal
Kenya has become the 13th signatory to the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct,…