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Clampdown against cyber criminality
Monday, 14 June 2021Josh LamorenaAverage rating1 vote
Two recent events that made news headlines have been heralded by some commentators as being somewhat of a ‘gamechanger’ in the crackdown against cyber criminality.
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Gulf of Guinea remains world’s piracy hotspot in 2021, according to IMB’s latest figures
Tuesday, 13 April 2021Josh LamorenaAverage rating1 vote
London and Kuala Lumpur, 14 April 2021 – The Gulf of Guinea accounted for nearly half (43%) of all reported piracy incidents in the first three months of 2021, according to the latest figures from th ...
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Latest Gulf of Guinea piracy attack alarming, warns IMB
Friday, 12 March 2021Josh LamorenaAverage rating1 vote
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is urging ships and crew transiting the Gulf of Guinea to remain alert and not let their guard down following fresh reports that seafarers have been kidnap ...
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ICC FraudNet has published a new Global Annual Report to highlight international developments and perspectives in fraud, financial crime and asset recovery
Wednesday, 03 February 2021PratikAverage rating4 votes
ICC FraudNet has published a new Global Annual Report to highlight international developments and perspectives in fraud, financial crime and asset recovery. The Inaugural FraudNet Global Report 2021 ...
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Gulf of Guinea records highest ever number of crew kidnapped in 2020, according to IMB’s annual piracy report
Monday, 11 January 2021Josh LamorenaAverage rating2 votes
London and Kuala Lumpur, 13 January 2021 – The International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s annual piracy report recorded an increase of piracy and armed robbery incident ...
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IMB NVOCC Register: a business solution to a business problem
Wednesday, 06 January 2021PratikAverage rating1 vote
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is inviting non-vessel owning common carriers or NVOCCs to sign up to its IMB NVOCC Register. NVOCCs that do so stand to benefit from being recognised as a ...
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Pirates are kidnapping more seafarers off West Africa, IMB reports
Wednesday, 28 October 2020PratikAverage rating1 vote
London and Kuala Lumpur, 14 October 2020 – ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) figures show a rise in piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas in the first nine months of 2020, with a 40% inc ...
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Somali piracy: Last three hostages freed but threat still exists
Monday, 21 September 2020Josh LamorenaAverage rating1 vote
Somalia pirates have freed the last three of the 3,639 hostages held in captivity over the past five years.
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Crew kidnappings surge in seas off West Africa, IMB reports
Tuesday, 14 July 2020Josh LamorenaAverage rating
London and Kuala Lumpur, 15 July 2020 – Violent attacks against ships and their crews have risen in 2020, with 77 seafarers taken hostage or kidnapped for ransom since January, reveals the ICC Intern ...
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New Centre launched to tackle financial crime in Europe
Monday, 15 June 2020Josh LamorenaAverage rating1 vote
A new initiative launched by Europol will give Europe more bite to tackle financial and economic crime and help disrupt the flow of money to organised crime networks by following the money to trace, ...
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