Update on 06 Jan 2023: 1. MDAT-GOG Quarterly Report, Oct-Dec 2022 The navy office MDAT-GOG reported the following incidents in the Gulf of Guinea region during Oct-Dec 2022, (link): Hijack: 2 Boarding: 3 Attempted Boarding: 0 Attack: 1 Susp...
Update on 16 Dec 2022: The piracy High Risk Area (HRA) in the Indian Ocean will be removed from 1 Jan 2023. A short guidance is prepared by a few Associations for reference of shipowners, as attached. Basically, it is to highlight that:...
Update on 02 Dec 2022 1. Western Indian Ocean Please refer to the Industry Releasable Threat Assessment (IRTA) “IRTA_DEC_22” dated 01 Dec 2022, from the navy offices of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and the European Union Naval Force Operation...
-first posted 10 March 2022- Submissions to the Council’s 35th extraordinary session (C/ES.35), 10-11 March 2022 C/ES.35/3/4 – Impact on seafarers (see attached) Submissions to the Editorial & Technical Group’s 36th session (E&T...
The 106th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 106) took place from the 2nd to the 11th November 2022. Please find attached the INTERCARGO Brief on the outcome of MSC 106. In addition to the attached, a brief summary is below: You need to...
Joint Media Release – 22 August 2022 “Shipping industry to remove the Indian Ocean High Risk Area” After more than a decade of effective threat-reducing counter-piracy operations the shipping industry has removed the ‘Indian Ocean...
Joint Media Release – 11 July 2022 “Nigeria and Shipping Industry Launch Strategy to Eliminate Piracy Threat in Gulf of Guinea” The Government of Nigeria and a coalition of global shipping stakeholders have launched a new strategy to end...
Update on 23 May 2022: The Singapore Navy office IFC plans to disseminate the IFC bridge card for use on board merchant vessels transiting in the Area of Interest. The IFC bridge card provides a quick reference guide to the IFC’s Voluntary Community...
-first posted 20 March 2021- Submissions to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 103), 5-14 May 2021 MSC 103/9/1 – Comments on document MSC 102/9 – Updates on recent developments related to maritime security (see attached) MSC 103/10/4 –...
Joint Media Release – 10 June 2021 issued by BIMCO, INTERCARGO, International Chamber of Shipping, INTERTANKO and OCIMF SHIPPING INDUSTRY WELCOMES NIGERIA’S CREATION OF “DEEP BLUE” TO STAMP OUT PIRACY IN THE GULF OF GUINEA Thursday 10...