Somali Piracy Revives Sharply After Years of Quiet July 22, 2024 By Eleanor Thornber Somali piracy — the scourge of merchant shipping more than a decade ago — has had a resurgence this year,...
Houthi Threat Triggers Surge in Pirate Attacks Off Somalia Coast July 5, 2024 By Simon Marks Attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants on the Red Sea have reinvigorated piracy networks in Somalia, with criminal groups growing in...
Suspected Pirate Attack in Gulf of Aden Raises Concerns About Growing Somali Piracy May 13, 2024 A European naval force detained six suspected pirates on Friday after they opened fire on an oil tanker traveling through...
UKMTO Reports Hijacking Attempt of Vessel East of Yemen’s Aden May 10, 2024 By Tala Ramadan and Nayera Abdallah The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) organization said on Friday it had received a report of a failed hijacking...
Update: Fuel Tanker Hijacking Revives Fears of Somali Pirate Threat March 16, 2017 By Felix Njini and Mohamed Ahmed The hijacking of a fuel tanker off Somalia’s coast shows the threat pirates still pose to one of the world’s...
Pirates Demand Ransom for Oil Tanker Hijacked off Coast of Somalia March 15, 2017 Pirates off the coast of Somalia, who hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew on board, are demanding...
Somali Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker in 1st Commercial Attack in 5 Years March 14, 2017 By Katharine Houreld Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew onboard, a Somali official said on Tuesday, the first...
Growing Yemen War Risk Threatens Vital Sea Routes; Premiums Likely to Jump May 14, 2015 By Jonathan Saul With Middle East giants Saudi Arabia and Iran squaring up on opposing sides in the Yemen war, the dangers to...
Most Popular Insurance Journal International Stories of 2014 December 31, 2014 Listed below are 10 of the most popular articles that appeared in the international section on Insurance Journal in 2014...
Alabama Trial Over Somali Pirate Attack on Maersk Cargo Ship Delayed December 3, 2013 A judge has delayed the trial over a lawsuit filed after Somali pirates took over a U.S. cargo ship in...