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IMB advises continued vigilance as maritime piracy attacks decline

Details: Monday, 15 April 2013 07:00

London, 15 April 2013 – The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest quarterly report on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships recorded a total of 66 incidents worldwide in the first three months of 2013. This is down markedly from the 102 incidents reported for the corresponding period in 2012.

CIB finds flaws in domain-removal process

Details: Tuesday, 19 February 2013 14:52

The ICC Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau (CIB) says its members are finding the method of removing counterfeiting websites via the internet regulator costly and often ineffective.

Piracy falls in 2012, but seas off East and West Africa remain dangerous, says IMB

Details: Wednesday, 16 January 2013 07:00

London, Paris, 16 January 2013 – Piracy on the world’s seas has reached a five-year low, with 297 ships attacked in 2012, compared with 439 in 2011, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) global piracy report revealed today. Worldwide figures were brought down by a huge reduction in Somali piracy, though East and West Africa remain the worst hit areas, with 150 attacks in 2012.