Indian Ocean removed from the Piracy High Risk Area from 1st January 2023
Since 1st January 2023, the Indian Ocean (including the Gulf of Aden) has been removed from the High Risk Area for Piracy as defined by shipping bodies BIMCO, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), International marine Contractors Association (IMCA), INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO and Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF). The Area removed is the High Risk Area as currently shown on UKHO ...
Continue ReadingIndian Ocean Piracy HRA reduced from 1st Sept 2021
Following the downward trend in Somali Piracy, leading shipping organisations BIMCO, ICF, INTERTANKO, INTERCARGO and OCIMF have agreed to reduce the geographical limits of the High Risk Area in the Indian Ocean, to the Yemeni and Somali Territorial Seas and EEZ on the eastern and southern limits, with effect from 1st September 2021. The new coordinates of the HRA are: ...
Continue ReadingJoint War Committee updates War Listed Areas on 21st September 2020
On 21st September 2020, the Joint War Committee in London has updated the War Listed Areas to JWLA-025, to extend the Gulf of Guinea area as follows: Gulf of Guinea The waters enclosed by the following boundaries: a)On the west, from the coast of Togo 6° 06′ 45″ N, 1°12′E, south to b)high seas point 0° 40′ S, 3° 00′ ...
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