Reports

  • Worrying Surge in Piracy in Gulf of Guinea

    The number of attacks by pirates worldwide has fallen in the last year but armed robbery and kidnappings at sea have surged off the coast of west Africa Worrying surge […]

  • Oxberry release GoG Intelligence Report

    London based maritime security specialists, Oxberry Risk Strategies have announced the release of Gulf of Guinea: Beyond Intelligence, a specialist report on security and piracy. Oxberry Risk Strategies release Gulf […]

  • Britons linked to Somali pirate kidnap

    The Times of London says a secret section of a United Nations report has linked British citizens with the abduction of Paul and Rachel Chandler. Report: UN document links Britons […]

  • Somali Pirates Expand Operations

    According to a senior US official, Somali pirates now have expanded their operations as far as the west coast of India. Somali pirates expand operations till West Coast of India Somali […]

  • Managing the Global Response

    The Counter-Piracy Task Force has released its report on “Managing the Global Response to Maritime Piracy.” Managing the Global Response to Maritime Piracy The Counter-Piracy Task Force, a collaboration between the […]

  • Diplomatic Pirate

    According to a leaked UN report on Somalia, Somalia’s President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed admitted to UN investigators that he had given “one of the most notorious and influential leaders […]

  • Pirates and Privateers

    The fight against Somali-based pirates is becoming a private battle as global defence cuts reduce naval counter-piracy deployments. Because governments have struggled to contain the spread of piracy in the […]

  • Substantial Progress

    Eleven years after the events of 9/11, a United States Government Accountability Office report has concluded that “substantial progress” has been made in improving maritime security. Maritime Security: GAO sees […]

  • World Piracy Report

    International security and risk mitigation company AKE has published its latest monthly piracy report. AKE Publishes World Piracy Report International security and risk mitigation company AKE has published its latest monthly piracy report. AKE’s maritime […]

  • Our Man in Hamburg #1

    The 25th Maritime Conference (SMM) kicked off in Hamburg yesterday (4th September) with a separate conference on Maritime Security & Defence.  Conference focused on roles of the military, political and […]