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Seas off West Africa world’s worst for pirate attacks, IMB reports

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Created: 08 July 2019

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London and Kuala Lumpur, 8 July 2019 – The seas around West Africa remain the world’s most dangerous for piracy, the International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest report reveals. Of the 75 seafarers taken hostage onboard or kidnapped for ransom worldwide so far this year, 62 were captured in the Gulf of Guinea – off the coasts of Nigeria, Guinea, Togo, Benin and Cameroon. 

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High-level piracy meeting calls for urgent action to ensure seafarers’ safety

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Created: 18 June 2019

iStockA high-level meeting on piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea has shone the spotlight on the need for urgent action to ensure the safety and security of seafarers transiting the region.

 

 

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CCS Economic Crime Lecture: Sanctions compliance – changes and challenges

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Created: 16 May 2019

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Last month the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced it had reached a US$639 million agreement with a financial institution to settle alleged breaches of US economic sanctions.

 

 

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Maritime piracy incidents down in Q1 2019 but kidnapping risk in Gulf of Guinea persists

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Created: 05 April 2019

5London and Kuala Lumpur, 08 April 2019 – The International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report for the first quarter of 2019 reveals fewer incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships than the first three months of 2018.

 

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IMB launches initiative to curb bills of lading fraud

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Created: 14 February 2019

5The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has launched a new initiative aimed at curbing bills of lading (B/L) fraud carried out by non-vessel owning common carriers (NVOCCs).

 

 

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