Tag: ICC

  • ICC 2019 Report: Unprecedented Number of Crew Kidnappings in the Gulf of Guinea

    January 14: Despite overall piracy incidents declining in 2019, there was an alarming increase in crew kidnappings across the Gulf of Guinea, according to the International Chamber of Commerce’s International […]

  • IMB notes piracy increase

    IMB notes increase in piracy. Maritime piracy report sees first Somali hijackings after five-year lull Pirates and armed robbers attacked 43 ships and captured 58 seafarers in the first quarter […]

  • A positive response to piracy

    IMB sees positive news in the fight against piracy. Arrests and prosecutions – a positive response to piracy Despite an overall global reduction in serious piracy attacks this year, the […]

  • Piracy rampant in Indonesia waters

    IMB report causes alarm regionally. Piracy rampant in Indonesia waters Nani Afrida Indonesia should boost efforts to secure its sea territory to prevent a rise in piracy and armed robbery […]

  • Gulf of Guinea – Containing Piracy

    Meeting to discuss maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea.  Gulf of Guinea – Containing Pirate, Terrorist Attacks By Kimeng Hilton Ndukong Stakeholders on September 8, 2014, proffered solutions to […]

  • Growing Threat

    Piracy off the coast of Somalia has been at the centre of media attention for several years now, however, over the past few months attention has begun to shift to […]

  • Container Security Challenges

    The results of a recent survey conducted by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in conjunction with an international trade association have served to underline the challenges associated with container […]