Pirates Steal Cargo from Product Tanker in Western Gulf of Guinea

Published Jan 26, 2022 1:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Pirates boarded a tanker working as a bunkering vessel in the Gulf of Guinea region and reportedly stole cargo from the ship befor...

EU Renews its Commitment to Anti-Piracy Patrols in Gulf of Guinea

Published Jan 22, 2022 2:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

The European Union (EU) intends to carry on with the deployment of its member states' warships in the Gulf of Guinea to s...

Published Jan 16, 2022 11:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

Somalia is embroiled in a political crisis as tensions soar between its president and prime minister. With parliamentary elections...

Published Jan 13, 2022 7:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Maritime piracy and armed robbery attacks reached the lowest recorded level since 1994, according to the newly released annual rep...

Published Jan 7, 2022 3:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Responding to the release by Danish prosecutors of three Nigerians accused of acts of piracy against commercial shipping, Bimco re...

Published Jan 6, 2022 9:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Danish frigate Esbern Snare has provided three captured pirates with a free rubber dinghy and an outboard so that they can ret...

Published Dec 30, 2021 6:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

As if to prove that the scourge of piracy is far from over despite the reports of the significant decrease in the Gulf of Guinea r...

Published Dec 29, 2021 7:16 PM by Francois Morizur

Global piracy in 2021 is at its lowest level since 1994. Moreover, this level is achieved with the inclusion of many incidents tha...

Published Dec 20, 2021 6:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

Nigerian authorities are seeking to highlight the decline of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea as they work to rehabilitate the reputat...

Published Dec 13, 2021 7:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

After a seeming lull in attacks of merchant ships in the Gulf of Guinea with the increased international presence in the region, a...