Tag: armed robbery

  • Armed robbery on board LNG tanker

    Armed robbers board ship and assault crew. Armed robbery on board LNG tanker An armed robbery occurred on board the LNG Tanker Virgo Gas on 28 June 2014 at 2200 […]

  • Sea piracy undermines investment

    Piracy and armed robbery undermined investment in the offshore oil sector Sea piracy undermines investment in offshore oil sector – Lawyer Dr Morakinyo Adedayo, a Maritime Lawyer, on Thursday said […]

  • South China Sea sees piracy rise

    Several ships have been hijacked in the high seas off Malaysia this year South China Sea, Strait of Malacca see rise in piracy Several ships have been hijacked in the […]

  • A Unified ‘Asian Voice’

    Singapore’s future as a leading international maritime centre, shipping regulation, piracy, armed robbery, and Greenhouse Gas emissions were all addressed in the message given by the Singapore Shipping Association’s President […]

  • Viewpoint

    A short but important text summing up BIMCO’s stated viewpoint and position on piracy, armed robbery, kidnapping, torture and murder at sea. BIMCO’s Position: Piracy, armed robbery, kidnapping, torture and […]

  • Piracy increasing in West Africa

    One hundred and two incidents of piracy and armed robbery have been reported for the first quarter of 2012, with dangerously increasing numbers in West African waters, according to figures […]

  • West African Risk

    Maritime insecurity in West Africa is fast becoming a major area of concern, particularly given the increase in piracy and armed attacks upon shipping and trade. Altogether 19 incidents of […]

  • European Commission Piracy Event

    The seminar analysed the reinforcement of self-protection measures. Sensitive topics included shipbuilding standards and the technology available for discouraging attacks as well as the very delicate subject of using privately […]

  • Western Promise

    The United Nations Security Council has condemned all acts of maritime piracy and armed robbery at sea in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea and welcomed the intention by States in […]

  • Saudi Signs Up

    Saudi Arabia has joined other States in the region in endorsing the Djibouti code of conduct aimed at fighting piracy and armed robbery in the western Indian Ocean and Gulf of […]