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...
Somali Pirates’ Return Adds to Crisis for Global Shipping Companies March 21, 2024 By Giulia Paravicini, Jonathan Saul and Abdiqani Hassan As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian...
India’s Navy Takes Control of Bulk Carrier Hijacked by Somali Pirates, Evacuating Crew March 18, 2024 The Indian navy said late Saturday that it had taken control of a bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates and...
Twenty Armed People Board Cargo Ship off Coast of Somalia, Security Firm Says March 14, 2024 By Bhargav Acharya and George Obulutsa Twenty armed people have boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have taken control of it, a...
UK Navy Warns of Piracy Menace to Ships in Indian Ocean January 31, 2024 By Alex Longley The UK Navy posted an advisory to merchant ships in the Indian Ocean warning of pirate activity, a sign of...
Houthi Attacks Awaken Somali Piracy on Ships Avoiding Red Sea January 26, 2024 Piracy off Somalia’s coast has increased since maritime security was disrupted by Houthi militants’ attacks on ships in the Red...
Indian Ocean Off Coast of Somalia to Lose ‘High-Risk Area’ Designation as Piracy Drops August 25, 2022 By Mohamed Sheikh Nor and Simon Marks The global shipping industry agreed to declassify the Indian Ocean coastline off Somalia as a “high-risk area” following years of...
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,...
Dryad Maritime Welcomes Japan Plan to Allow Armed Guards on Ships April 10, 2013 Dryad Maritime, a UK-based commercial maritime intelligence company, has welcomed the Japanese government’s plans to submit legislation that will permit...