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Shipping Industry dismisses reports of targeted Somali pirate attacks
Friday, 15 May 2009AdministratorAverage rating336 Shipping Industry dismisses reports of targeted Somali pirate attacks /index.php/site_content/item/336-shipping-industry-dismisses-reports-of-targeted-somali-pirate-attacksThe ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB), in consultation with the International Chamber of Shipping, INTERTANKO and BIMCO, today dismissed a number of recent press reports claiming that pirates o ...
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Pirate attacks off Somalia already surpass 2008 figures
Tuesday, 12 May 2009AdministratorAverage rating337 Pirate attacks off Somalia already surpass 2008 figures /index.php/site_content/item/337-pirate-attacks-off-somalia-already-surpass-2008-figuresThe total number of pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden and off east-coast Somalia so far in 2009 has already overtaken the figure for all of 2008, according to statistics collated by the Internationa ...
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Piracy attacks almost doubled in 2009 first quarter
Monday, 20 April 2009AdministratorAverage rating338 Piracy attacks almost doubled in 2009 first quarter /index.php/site_content/item/338-piracy-attacks-almost-doubled-in-2009-first-quarterA dramatic increase in activity by Somali pirates led to a near doubling in the number of ships attacked during the year’s first quarter compared with the same period in 2008, according to a report i ...
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Somali pirates take two container ships off the east coast of Somalia
Wednesday, 08 April 2009AdministratorAverage rating339 Somali pirates take two container ships off the east coast of Somalia /index.php/site_content/item/339-somali-pirates-take-two-container-ships-off-the-east-coast-of-somaliaThe upswing in piracy off eastern Somalia reported last month by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has continued into April with a spate of attacks that threaten East African trade.
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Mapping Counterfeiting - CIB launches a new service
Friday, 03 April 2009AdministratorAverage rating340 Mapping Counterfeiting - CIB launches a new service /index.php/site_content/item/340-mapping-counterfeiting-cib-launches-a-new-serviceThe ICC Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau (CIB) has developed the Live Counterfeiting Seizure Map and Live Seizure Report to assist industry in quantifying the scale of the trade in illicit goods.
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IMB reports a cluster of pirate attacks off the East Coast of Somalia
Tuesday, 31 March 2009AdministratorAverage rating341 IMB reports a cluster of pirate attacks off the East Coast of Somalia /index.php/site_content/item/341-imb-reports-a-cluster-of-pirate-attacks-off-the-east-coast-of-somaliaMarch 2009 has seen a spike in pirate activity off east-coast Somalia, as reported to the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre.
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IMB identifies suspect Palm Oil shipments
Wednesday, 25 March 2009AdministratorAverage rating343 IMB identifies suspect Palm Oil shipments /index.php/site_content/item/343-imb-identifies-suspect-palm-oil-shipmentsThe ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has identified a number of suspect shipments of Hydrogenated Palm Oil emanating from Indonesia.
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IMB identifies fake frozen fish shipments
Monday, 09 February 2009AdministratorAverage rating342 IMB identifies fake frozen fish shipments /index.php/site_content/item/342-imb-identifies-fake-frozen-fish-shipmentsThe ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has uncovered a number of suspicious shipments of frozen fish, all containerised and bound for mainland China.
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IMB reports unprecedented rise in maritime hijackings
Friday, 16 January 2009AdministratorAverage rating344 IMB reports unprecedented rise in maritime hijackings /index.php/site_content/item/344-imb-reports-unprecedented-rise-in-maritime-hijackingsThe ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) has today released its annual piracy report which shows an unprecedented rise in maritime hijacking in 2008. The 2008 figures ...
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FIB calls for more due diligence
Monday, 05 January 2009AdministratorAverage rating345 FIB calls for more due diligence /index.php/site_content/item/345-fib-calls-for-more-due-diligenceIn the wake of the financial fraud involving Bernard Madoff, the investment broker in New York accused of defrauding investors of $50 billion, the ICC Financial Investigation Bureau (FIB) is calling ...
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