News & Resources

12/11/2014

Piracy in S E Asia in 2014

Nearly 150 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships have been reported in Asia since the start of 2014 by the Singapore based agency ReCAAP in their monthly and quarterly reports. Copies of these reports are freely available on their website www.recaap.org/ .

10/11/2014

Repeated armed attacks on ships under way in Gulf of Guinea

Two separate armed attacks on ships in as many days are worrying as both ships appeared to have been underway at the time. To date, stationary ships had been targeted by armed gangs.

16/10/2014

Best Management Practices (West Africa) - Updated Guidelines

Maritime industry releases updated anti-piracy guidelines for the Gulf of Guinea region

30/09/2014

Report and Accounts 2014

Download a copy of the Directors' Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 20 February 2014 or contact the Managers if you require a hard copy.

24/09/2014

Review of the Year 2014

The Association achieved a sound financial result at the year end with reserves increasing further to $32.6 million. Please contact the Managers if you would like a hard copy of the review.

18/09/2014

Pirate flotilla attacks Chinese container ship in the Gulf of Aden

The 5,700 TEU Chinese Shipping Container Line (CSCL) container ship Xin Lian Yun Gang was reported rescued by Iranian naval forces from an attack by pirates......

29/08/2014

Venezuela reopens ports to vessels from Curacao and Aruba

Venezuelan Port Control has lifted its recent port restrictions which prohibited entry to ships arriving from Aruba or Curacao, or flagged to those countries.

29/08/2014

Seafarer shot in tanker attack off Malaysia

A seafarer was shot in the neck during an attack by Indonesian pirates on a product tanker MT Ji Xiang anchored off the south-west coast of Johor in Malaysia.

25/08/2014

UAE & Egypt reported to have launched airstrikes on Libya

The New York Times reports that Egypt and the United Arab Emirates secretly launched airstrikes against Islamist-linked militias who are currently battling to control the Libyan capital of Tripoli.

13/08/2014

Tanker attacked more than 200 miles south of Lagos

Reports have suggested that the pirates operating in the Gulf of Guinea have significantly extended their range after a product carrier was fired upon last week whilst transiting over 200 miles south of Lagos.