IMB Calls for Vigilance While Highlighting Drop in Piracy in 2022

Published Jan 12, 2023 6:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is once again highlighting the continuing decline in global piracy incidents against v...

Encrypting Vessel ID Data Can Thwart Maritime Piracy

Published Jan 11, 2023 1:57 PM by Shannon Vaughn and Ben Minichino

The regulations the International Maritime Organization (IMO) issued in the wake of 9/11 regarding ship location and identificatio...

Published Jan 6, 2023 12:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The European Union has decided to extend its Naval Force Operation Atalanta off the coast of Africa for two years despite the remo...

Published Jan 1, 2023 7:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Almost six months after the UN Security Council adopted a text compelling Gulf of Guinea countries to criminalize piracy and...

Published Jan 1, 2023 4:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

The offshore oil and gas sector in Mexico's Bay of Campeche is a longtime hotspot for armed robbery, often linked to organized...

Published Dec 12, 2022 3:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

A new incident was reported earlier today in the Gulf of Guinea involving a laden oil tanker serving as a fresh reminder that whil...

Published Dec 4, 2022 9:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

One week after the UN Security Council (UNSC) noted the changing dynamics of piracy in Gulf of Guinea (GoG), a new report attempts...

Published Dec 4, 2022 1:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy announced on Saturday that naval forces in the Middle East had intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling more than 50...

Published Nov 28, 2022 5:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Copenhagen City Court has found a Nigerian man guilty of causing danger a year ago to Danish soldiers deployed in the Gulf of...

Published Nov 28, 2022 12:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Italian Navy is assisting the South Korean product tanker B. Ocean that was robbed and left disabled by pirates last week in t...