Failed IMO council bid, piracy, Apapa gridlock, secure anchorage brouhaha and other sour grapes of Nigeria’s maritime sector in 2019

  It is difficult to tell if Nigeria made any appreciable progress as a country in…

Experts warn of terror threat as piracy cases rise

  As the number of recorded piracy incidents in the Singapore Strait rises, so has the…

Piracy surges in Southeast Asia  

  Piracy has surged this year along Southeast Asia’s straits of Malacca and Singapore, one of…

Asia records 8 piracy incidents in November — ReCAAP 

A total of eight incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in November 2019, according…

Asia records 8 piracy incidents in November — ReCAAP 

A total of eight incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in November 2019, according…

Togolese President: Why piracy persists in Gulf of Guinea 

  West African states’ failure to coordinate their response to piracy off their coastline is the…

ITF demands urgent action to curb Gulf of Guinea piracy 

  The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has called for urgent global and regional cooperation to…

3 piracy incidents reported within 20 days in Singapore Strait

  Three incidents of piracy have been reported in close proximity to each other in the…

European shipowners demand concrete action on GoG piracy

  European shipowners have expressed concern about piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, urging policymakers to…

European shipowners demand concrete action on GoG piracy

  European shipowners have expressed concern about piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, urging policymakers to…

Nigeria records 29 piracy attacks in third quarter 

  No fewer than 29 incidents of piracy attacks were reported in Nigeria’s waters in the…

$2.2bn lost to piracy in Gulf of Guinea annually, says naval chief

  West African countries including Nigeria are losing an estimated $2.2 billion annually to piracy and…