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Shipping organisations have agreed a size reduction of the High Risk Area (HRA) for piracy in the Indian Ocean.

Gulf of Guinea persists as maritime security hotspot Piracy and armed robbery incidents were on the rise in 2020 and the numbers do not seem to relent into 2021. IMB’s latest global piracy report (Q1 2021) records 38 incidents since the start of 2021 – compared with 47 incidents during the same period last year. In the first three months of 2021, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) reported 33 vessels boarded, two attempted attacks, two vessels fired upon, and one vessel hijacked. Despite a drop in the number of reported piracy incidents for Q1 2021, violence against crew is on the rise...

Security Conference Updates Merchant Shipping Interests on the Guardians of Middle Eastern Waters International Maritime Security Construct Protects Against State Sponsored Terrorism MIDDLE EAST – The success of the combined international naval forces in controlling the criminal elements which, not so long ago, were the scourge of the region's waters, has largely removed them from the headlines of the shipping press which they once dominated. Piracy has been greatly reduced, and while terrorist incidents remain, these too are at a lower level than hitherto. Nevertheless the International M...

Home / Shipping News / Marine Insurance P&I Club News / Maritime Security: Updated Guidance For Vessels Operating In The Arabian Gulf, Gulf Of Oman, Gulf Of Aden And Red Sea Maritime Security: Updated Guidance For Vessels Operating In The Arabian Gulf, Gulf Of Oman, Gulf Of Aden And Red Sea Reference is made to the recently reported event of a limpet mine having been found attached to the hull of a tanker engaged in a ship-to-ship transfer operation in the Arabian Gulf. Thankfully, the mine was discovered in time to avoid any injuries or damage to the vessel. As a result of this incident, a j...