Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has assured shippers that Nigerian waters will be a lot safer…
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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…
Armed attacks on ships in West African waters rise -report
Armed attacks on ships in West African waters nearly doubled in 2016, with pirates increasingly focused…
Piracy was never eradicated from Somali waters – Experts
Experts have told Anadolu Agency that while recent media reports talk about a resurgence of piracy…
Famine fuels resurgence of Somali piracy, says US General
Drought and famine seem to be fuelling a resurgence of piracy off the coast of Somalia,…
Mattis rules out U.S. military response piracy surge
The United States is closely watching a recent increase in piracy off the coast of Somalia,…
EU calls for renewed efforts to battle resurgent piracy off Somali coast
The resurgent piracy attacks off the vast Somali coastline is a result of the growing insecurity…
Seafarers’ wages payment during piracy discussed at ILO meetings
A meeting of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Working Group of the Special Tripartite Committee (STC)…