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Read more »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 …
Read more »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. The process established by internet regulator the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is called the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP). This …
Read more »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 …
Read more »Details Monday, 24 December 2012 10:48 A vessel’s crew hijacked almost three years ago by Somali pirates has been freed, says the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). After 1000 days in captivity the 22 remaining crew of the MV Iceberg 1 were freed as a result of a two- week operation by the Puntland Maritime …
Read more »Details Monday, 24 December 2012 10:48 A vessel’s crew hijacked almost three years ago by Somali pirates has been freed, says the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). After 1000 days in captivity the 22 remaining crew of the MV Iceberg 1 were freed as a result of a two- week operation by the Puntland Maritime …
Read more »The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is warning against fraudulent cargo tracking websites. Such sites have been created and improved over the years to add legitimacy for fraudsters to entrap their would-be victims. This is particularly true for containerised shipments, where convincing tracking websites highlight the degree of sophistication employed. Two recent examples investigated by …
Read more »Details Friday, 23 November 2012 11:36 The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) commends the actions of Vietnamese authorities for the recapture of a vessel hijacked and taken to their waters. The Malaysian-owned tanker lost communication on 17 November 2012 whilst en route from Pasir Gudang to the port of Miri. Following an IMB alert, Vietnamese …
Read more »Details Thursday, 15 November 2012 11:36 The ICC Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau (CIB) is urging a radical change in strategic thinking when it comes to tackling the huge growth in websites selling counterfeit goods. CIB argues that key to combating the problem is an understanding of its magnitude. For example a recent CIB investigation, undertaken on …
Read more »Details Monday, 22 October 2012 06:00 The number of ships signalling attacks by Somali pirates has fallen this year to its lowest since 2009, a report from the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB) revealed today, but IMB warns seafarers to remain vigilant in the high-risk waters around Somalia, the Gulf of Aden …
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