A pirate attack that killed a supertanker crewman off the coast of Nigeria this week has highlighted a growing threat off oil-rich West Africa, as vessels carrying millions of barrels of crude traverse a region that has become known as …
Cash-strapped maritime security firms are being forced to use fewer costly elite guards and to diversify into other businesses such as cyber security, as a steep decline in Somali pirate attacks and hotter competition erode fast-thinning margins. Hundreds of security …
Hijackings of small oil tankers by armed gangs are increasing in Southeast Asia, home to the shortest sea-trade route between the Middle East and China, even as pirate attacks globally fell for a third year. Five of the six vessels …
Pirates released a Vietnamese oil tanker and its 18 crew members yesterday after siphoning part of its diesel cargo, according to the coast guard. The Sunrise 689, which left Singapore on Oct. 3 before vanishing from radar for five days, …
A Vietnamese oil tanker missing for five days may have been hijacked after sailing from Singapore last week, say maritime officials searching for the vessel. The Sunrise 689 vanished from radar at 1:21 p.m. Vietnam time on Oct. 3, about …
A bulletin from Dryad Maritime Intelligence confirms the first piracy attack of 2014, which it described as “audacious and determined,” although it was ultimately unsuccessful. The attack was launched by Somali pirates south of Salalah in the late hours on …
Kidnappings of sailors on merchant ships in waters off Nigeria and nearby countries surged in the first half as pirates attacked a broader range of vessels and sought targets farther out at sea. Pirates operating in the Gulf of Guinea …
Pirate attacks off West Africa’s mineral-rich Gulf of Guinea have almost doubled from last year and threaten to increase the costs and jeopardize the shipping of commodities from the region. The Gulf of Guinea, which includes Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory …
The number of ships signaling attacks by Somali pirates has fallen this year to its lowest since 2009, according to a report from the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB). However, the IMB is warning seafarers to remain …
Tougher action by international navies and the use of private armed guards on ships have more than halved the number of Somali pirate attacks, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said on Monday. Last year, Somali piracy in the busy shipping …
