Peter Adams, special advisor to the International Maritime Organization secretary general and head of maritime security at the UN body, writes for Splash on the crime scene in the waters off West Africa.
Need for a secure maritime environment
A secure maritime environment underpins maritime growth. The facilitating and regulating of the safety and security of international shipping are central roles of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations specialized agency with a remit to ensure safe, secure and environment-friendly shipping.
A safe and secure Gulf of Guinea can provide stability, attract investment, and stimulate growth and prosperity in the blue economy and for the coastal population across the region.
The Gulf of Guinea has been one of the worlds hot spots for piracy and armed robbery over the last decade. However, piracy incidents in the Gulf of Guinea have significantly fallen in the first three quarters of 2021, according to data on the IMO Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) Piracy and Armed Robbery database.
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Source: Splash247
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