Insurance, Cat Bonds Can Help Boost Poorer Countries’ Resilience to Climate Risks December 1, 2023 By Alessandro Parodi, Simon Jessop and Libby George Low-income countries are struggling to access insurance, catastrophe bonds and other hedging mechanisms that could help protect them from the...
Nations Are Working Together to Fight Piracy in Waters Off West Africa August 17, 2021 By Libby George LAGOS – Helicopters hover above a patrol vessel in Nigeria’s frenetic Apapa port as attack boats zoom past. On the...
Pirates Are Attacking Ships in Gulf of Guinea. Here’s Why and the Impact. January 26, 2021 By Libby George LAGOS— Pirates are stepping up attacks on ships in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, defying regional navies. On Saturday, pirates...
Ships Must Meet Emission Rules or Be Deemed ‘Unseaworthy,’ Lose Insurance: IMO November 17, 2017 By Libby George Ships which do not meet cuts to the amount of sulfur they can burn in their engines risk being declared...
Oil Tankers Run Gauntlet in Nigeria’s ‘Pirate Alley’ February 6, 2015 By Libby George A pirate attack that killed a supertanker crewman off the coast of Nigeria this week has highlighted a growing threat...