By Jite Eriabie Japan is set to join hands with a U.N. organization in combatting pirates…
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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,…
In six months you’ll no longer be harassed in our waters, Amaechi assures shippers
Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has assured shippers that Nigerian waters will be a lot safer…
Nigeria spending $186m to battle sea piracy – Amaechi
Nigeria will spend $186m to combat piracy in a bid to safeguard its waters and vessels…
Indian Navy foils piracy attempt, rescues Liberian ship in the Gulf of Aden
The Indian Navy has thwarted a piracy attempt on the 17,025-tonne bulk-carrier MV Lord Mountbatten in…
Piracy on the rise again, says security specialist
A rising incidence of maritime crime with 48 criminal incidents reported in just the first quarter…
IMB: Global piracy up slightly in 2017
Pirates and armed robbers on the high seas attacked 43 ships and captured 58 crew in the…