Surging Oil Tanker Insurance Points to Growing Black Sea Chaos January 14, 2026 By Alex Longley The cost of insuring ships sailing through the Black Sea is surging again, as spiraling attacks on vessels underscore the...
U.S. Chamber Report Examines Copyright Value and Piracy Harms July 10, 2025 Copyright protections don’t just help individuals, they hold up a good part of the U.S. economy, according to a report...
Drones, Navies, Attack Boats: Nations Join Together to Deter Piracy Off West Africa August 17, 2021 By Libby George LAGOS – Helicopters hover above a patrol vessel in Nigeria’s frenetic Apapa port as attack boats zoom past. On the...
Piracy Surge Off West Africa Draws Maersk Call for Action January 21, 2021 By William Clowes The world’s biggest shipping company demanded a more effective military response to surging pirate attacks and record kidnappings off the...
Viewpoint: With Sailors Stranded, Shippers Face a Hard Choice April 9, 2020 By Adam Minter Before the pandemic, 100,000 seafarers traveled in and out of the world’s ports every month. Some had spent weeks or...
Piracy Attacks Off West Africa Coast Nearly Doubled in 2016 May 5, 2017 By CARLEY PETESCH Pirate attacks off West Africa almost doubled in 2016, with the majority of incidents occurring off Nigeria’s coast, a new...
Google Argues Against U.S. Online Piracy Bill November 17, 2011 By Jasmin Melvin Google Inc warned U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that proposed legislation to crack down on foreign websites selling pirated U.S. movies,...
Piracy Costs World Shipping Industry $9B a Year October 4, 2011 By NIRMALA GEORGE Piracy is costing the global shipping trade more than $9 billion a year, according to Indian ship owners, who on...
Marine Insurers Backing Armed Guards as Piracy Threat Grows September 21, 2011 By Gus Trompiz More ship insurers are backing the use of private armed guards on merchant vessels at sea to combat Somali piracy...
West African Countries Consider Regional Force to Fight Pirates August 25, 2011 By Jonathan Saul West African countries are discussing the creation of a regional force to tackle growing piracy in the Gulf of Guinea,...