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.

Global pirate attacks fall, IMB warns of Southeast Asian tanker hijackings

The number of pirate attacks reported worldwide to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has...

Watch out for Southeast Asian pirate hijackings

This week piracy watchdog the International Maritime Bureau warned of the “worrying trend” of...

Tanker hijackings raise piracy concerns in seas around Singapore

Two tanker hijackings in about a month in the South China Sea and Malacca Strait, a route for...