The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) recently released their annual report on Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships for 2021. The IMB identifies that 2021 saw the lowest number of piracy and armed robbery incidents...
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) recently released their annual report on Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships for 2021. The IMB identifies that 2021 saw the lowest number of piracy and armed robbery incidents globally since 1994. This reduction in the number of incidents is attributed in part to actions by authorities specifically in the Gulf of Guinea and Indonesia. However, the report noted that there were still 132 incidents reported. These included