Indian Ocean
Guinea pirates pose different threat
Piracy fell last year to a five-year low, the International Maritime Bureau said yesterday in its...
West AfricaNigerian pirates pose increased threat to shipping
Seaborne crime is costing world governments and the shipping industry billions of dollars. ...
Indian OceanSomali pirates' hijack rate nears 20%
Attacks by pirates on shipping were sharply down in the first six months of 2012, at 177 reported...
InternationalPrivate security role vs pirates will need regulating
PSCs are stepping in as the incidence of piracy rises and governments struggle with limited...
Indian OceanWorld shipping's Somali piracy costs will rise in 2012
A Danish military investigation has opened into the death of an Iranian and a Pakistani during...
InternationalSurge in Somali piracy threatens world shipping
Indian seamen's unions and shipping organisations have warned that a surge in Indian Ocean piracy...
InternationalAttacks on international shipping reach Q1 record
The South Korean owners of the 75,000-ton Hanjin Tianjin have lost contact with her, it was...
Indian OceanINTERNATIONAL: Somali piracy gets worse not better
The International Transport Workers' Federation warned on February 25 that it was "moving closer"...
