Pirates see better risk-reward in Nigeria’s oil theft industry
Oil bunkering in Nigeria is a more attractive industry than piracy, for now, but this may change in late 2023.
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Nigeria ups anti-piracy work with Falcon Eye launch
Nigeria has highlighted progress in maritime surveillance amid falling numbers of reported pirate attacks.
DG Risk Group acquires PVI with eye on West Africa
DG Risk Group has acquired Protection Vessels International (PVI), with high hopes for providing security in the Gulf of Guinea.
Kidnappings on the rise as West African threat shifts
Kidnappings offshore West Africa hit a six-year high in 2020, Ambrey has reported, with 142 crew members seized by pirates.
Equatorial Guinea dishes out study work
Equatorial Guinea has awarded Nexant the feasibility study on a new formaldehyde plant at Punta Europa and work to develop a Gas Master Plan to Gas Strategies.
Piracy on the rise in Gulf of Guinea
Piracy increased in the first quarter of 2020, with the Gulf of Guinea continuing to hold its position as the most dangerous waters in the world.
Pirates attack again offshore Benin
The Minerva Virgo product tanker has been attacked offshore Benin, with one seaman believed to have been kidnapped.
Crew kidnapped from tanker offshore Benin
The Alpine Penelope tanker has been attacked offshore Benin with a number of crew kidnapped, Dryad Global reported.
ICS calls for Nigeria focus to tackle piracy
Kidnappings of crewmembers in the Gulf of Guinea during 2019 was up by more than 50%, according to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), driven by piracy stemming from Nigeria.
Insurance out of step with African piracy risk
Higher insurance premiums for maritime work in the Indian Ocean is out of step with reality, according to Dryad Global’s annual report.
19 kidnapped from VLCC off Nigeria
A VLCC offshore Nigeria has been attacked and 19 crewmembers seized. This appears to be the first time such a ship has been targeted in this region.
Crew members snatched off Benin and Togo
Four crew members have been kidnapped from a Greek oil tanker off Togo, following the seizing of nine sailors from a vessel carrying gypsum on November 2 off Benin.
Pirates open fire on crude oil tanker off Nigerian coast
Pirates armed with AK-47 rifles have opened fire on an oil tanker off the coast of Nigeria.
Oil tanker carrying 22 Indian crewmen goes missing off West Africa
An oil tanker carrying 22 Indian crewmen has gone missing off the coast of West Africa.
‘Violent’ piracy in Southeast Asia offsets attack slide
Pirates hijacked more oil tankers in Southeast Asia in 2014 even as attacks at sea declined globally to the lowest level in eight years, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Fifteen ships carrying mainly marine-fuel cargoes were attacked in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Malacca Strait, the IMB said in its annual piracy report today. While that contributed to the global increase to 21 vessels from 12, the total number of “incidents” reported worldwide fell to 245, it said. That’s a 44% drop from when piracy in Somali waters peaked in 2011.
Infographic: Piracy attacks could rise in South East Asia
A marine intelligence company said piracy in the waters around South East Asia could rise within the coming months.