International Maritime Bureau

Nigeria will this week start prosecuting suspected pirates under a new law, a senior official said.The Gulf of Guinea in West Africa is a global hotspot for attacks against ships. There was a spike in hostage-taking in 2019, with the…

The office of the Secretary-General’s of the United Nations has revealed in a report that Nigeria lost estimated revenue of $2.8bn in 2018, as a result of crude oil and maritime crimes.It disclosed that maritime crimes, including…

10 sailors from a merchant ship were captured by pirates in the latest attack in a slew of abductions along the coast of southern Nigeria.The International Maritime Bureau made a statement on Thursday.“A bulk carrier underway was…