Lessons identified from Somali Piracy
The ICS paper explains the significant challenges the shipping industry has faced in responding to the crisis in the Indian Ocean during the period 2007-2013.
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MSC 100/44/XX – Industry Counter-Piracy Guidelines
Submitted by ICS, BIMCO, INTERTANKO, INTERCARGO, INTERMANAGER, International Group of P&I Clubs, OCIMF, IFSMA, Maritime Safety Committee, 100th Session , Agenda Item 14, August 2018.
MSC 101/1/1 – Review of the High-Risk Area for piracy in the Indian Ocean
Submitted by ICS, BIMCO, OCIMF, INTERTANKO and INTERCARGO to the Maritime Safety Committee, 101st session, Agenda item 18, March 2019.
BMP 5 – Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea
BMP 5 - Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy and Enhance Maritime Security in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea
Shipping industry to remove the Indian Ocean High Risk Area
At 0001 UTC on 1 January 2023 the Indian Ocean High Risk Area (HRA) for piracy will be removed.
MPHRP & ISWAN Press Release
The boards of the International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) and the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) are pleased to announce the moving of the activities of the MPHRP into ISWAN. A transfer agreement was signed by both parties on 3 August 2015. ISWAN will now be responsible for all the activities of the highly respected MPHRP. The move to ISWAN will enable the programme to develop under the auspices of a well-established international seafarers’ welfare organisation that is registered as a charity.
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) expresses concern at increasing attacks on ships crews
The number of ship’s crewmembers being kidnapped in the Gulf of Guinea increased by more than 50% in 2019 and this year has begun with a further escalation of violence, armed robbery and kidnaping
Shipping Industry Launches New Security Resources for World Fleet
International shipping industry organisations, with military support, have launched a new website dedicated to providing comprehensive maritime security guidance to companies and mariners. Launched today, the new website www.maritimeglobalsecurity.org provides security-related guidance produced by the industry as well as links to other useful maritime and military security resources.
ICS advocates for the immediate release of the 26 Heroic Idun seafarers
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is calling for the immediate release of the 26 Heroic Idun seafarers that are currently being detained without justification in Nigeria.
BMP 4 – Best Management Practices for Protection against Somali Based Piracy
BMP4 was withdrawn in June 2018 and replaced by BMP5: Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy and Enhance Maritime Security in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. BMP4, which was developed by ICS and other shipping industry organisations, in cooperation with military navies, provided Best Management Practices (BMPs) to help companies and ships avoid becoming victims of piracy in the Gulf of Aden, off the Coast of Somalia and in the Western Indian Ocean. It offered specific, practical advice for companies in order to avoid, deter, or delay pirate attacks, and it was strongly supported by a broad coalition of industry and intergovernmental organisations.