Enhanced cooperation and implementation of best practices needed to avoid, deter and report attacks threatening ships and crew. IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has expressed his
Maritime security
In many forums, the threats and risks related to maritime cybersecurity have been discussed in recent years. Overall, the shipping industry has to prepare for
The new Stable Seas Gulf of Guinea report provides a comprehensive summary of issues related to the blue economy in West and Central Africa. It
How relevant are small navies in comparison to much larger powers such as the United States or China? When they are used in the right
Piracy off the Somali coastline has not made a lot of headlines in the recent past. Nevertheless, there are important lessons to be learned from
Different reports have recently highlighted security challenges in the Gulf of Guinea. One was published by the International Maritime Bureau, another by the French Navy’s Mica centre and
Reports about maritime security incidents around the world usually highlight the threat of piracy in West Africa, specifically in the Gulf of Guinea. Annual reports
The publication of 2018’s State of Maritime Piracy report marks the ninth year that One Earth Future (OEF) has assessed the human cost of maritime
Some time ago, I gave an interview to the German Maritime Centre (Deutsches Maritimes Zentrum) which is a good summary of my research work over
Piracy increased on the world’s seas in 2018, with a marked rise in attacks against ships and crews around West Africa, the International Chamber of