Maritime piracy report sees first Somali hijackings after five-year lull

Pirates and armed robbers attacked 43 ships and captured 58 seafarers in the first quarter of 2017, slightly more than the same period last year, according to the latest ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) piracy report.

Somali piracy – recent attack shows there is no room for complacency

On 8 April 2017, the bulk carrier OS 35 was attacked and boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Fortunately

Somali piracy dilemma over General Average treatment of shipowners’ expenses is highlighted at Association of Average

Marine average adjusters are at the centre of a conflict over whether shipowners should be compensated for having to stump up thousands of dollars in extra costs when extricating their vessels from the hands of Somali pirates.

Somali piracy dilemma over General Average treatment of shipowners’ expenses is highlighted at Association of Average

Marine average adjusters are at the centre of a conflict over whether shipowners should be compensated for having to stump up thousands of dollars in extra costs when extricating their vessels from the hands of Somali pirates.

Somali pirates shifting location towards India: Parrikar

Beaten back in their usual area of operations, Somali pirates are “shifting their location” towards India, but...

Chinese Navy helps fight Somali pirates

By December 2014 Chinas navy had already escorted more than 20 convoys of merchant vessels to the pirate infested waters off of the Africa / Somalia coast. ...

The moral high ground

Pirates around the world will be greatly heartened by the award for “moral damages”...