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Piracy Surge Off West Africa Draws Maersk Call for Action Bloomberg 1/18/2021 William Clowes © Bloomberg The Moscow Maersk container ship on the dockside at the Port of Felixstowe Ltd. in Felixstowe, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. The organization responsible for setting global environmental standards for shipping approved rules designed to curb the industry s carbon emissions, triggering criticism that its measures won t do enough to help tackle climate change. (Bloomberg) The world’s biggest shipping company demanded a more effective military response to surging pirate attacks and record kidnappings off the coast of West Africa. The number of attacks on vessels globally jumped 20% last year to 195, with 135 crew kidnapped, the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre said in a Jan. 13 report. The Gulf of Guinea accounted for 95% of hostages taken in 22 separate instances, and all three of the hijackings that occurred, the agency

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