Piracy Surges Along Southeast Asia’s Straits of Malacca and Singapore December 27, 2019 By Ann Koh Piracy has surged this year along Southeast Asia’s straits of Malacca and Singapore, one of the world’s busiest trade routes,...
Pirates Attack Oil Tanker in West Africa, Kidnapping Another Crew December 17, 2019 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu, Prejula Prem and Alex Longley An oil tanker was attacked on Sunday in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea and most of its crew were kidnapped,...
Pirates Hijack Fully Loaded Supertanker Off Nigeria, Kidnapping 19 Crew December 6, 2019 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Pirates boarded a fully loaded supertanker off the coast of Nigeria, an act that is sure to ring alarm bells...
The Mounting Cost of Piracy off Coast of West Africa: Opinion July 3, 2019 By Tobin Harshaw, Bloomberg Opinion Remember those Somali pirates? Earlier this decade, they brazenly hijacked giant oil tankers, demanded ransoms in the millions of dollars,...
Marine Insurer Seacurus Launches South-East Asian Petro-Piracy Coverage February 4, 2015 Specialist marine insurance intermediary, Seacurus, has developed a petro-piracy endorsement which can be added to existing kidnap & ransom (KR)...
Dryad Maritime Warns of Surge in Gulf of Guinea Kidnap Incidents March 10, 2014 UK maritime intelligence provider, Dryad Maritime, has issued a special advisory warning all of its shipping clients on the increased...