More kidnappings expected in west Africa
The kidnapping of maritime personnel in west Africa is a rising trend, which experts expect to continue.
New regional structure for counter-piracy code implementation
Ministers from participating States in the Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (the Djibouti Code of Conduct) have recognized the need to develop a mechanism for the region to run its own counter-piracy agenda, following the successful implementation by IMO of numerous projects aimed at impr
Overall Cost of Somali Piracy Is Down Around 50% From 2012
Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP), a project of One Earth Future Foundation, has launched the fourth installment of its annual reports detailing the economic and human costs of African maritime piracy.