New International Maritime Bureau report reveals concerning rise in maritime piracy incidents in 2023

  • 11 January 2024

Released today, the annual Piracy and Armed Robbery Report of the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) raises concern over the first successful Somali based hijacking since 2017.

The IMB annual report recorded 120 incidents of maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships in 2023 compared to 115 in 2022. It reveals that 105 vessels were boarded, nine attempted attacks, four vessels hijacked and two fired upon.  

Where the number of 2023 reported incidents has slightly increased compared to 2022, the IMB urges caution for crew safety as the number of crew taken hostage and kidnapped increased from 41 to 73 and from two to 14 in 2022 and 2023 respectively. A further 10 crew were threatened, four injured and one assaulted in 2023. 

Alarming first successful hijacking off Somalia since 2017 

On 14 December 2023, the report recorded the first successful hijacking of a vessel off the coast of Somalia since 2017.  

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Vietnam’s State Shipbuilding corporation to declare bankruptcy: industry ministry

A process has begun to allow the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) to declare bankruptcy, according to Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Xuan Sang.

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A fishing trawler built by the Ha Long Shipbuilding Company, a subsidiary of SBIC, in 2018. (Photo: SBIC)

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – A process has begun to allow the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) to declare bankruptcy, according to Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Xuan Sang.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) said the bankruptcy was, at this point, an inevitable conclusion and the ministry is now aiming for an overhaul of the corporation’s core businesses while trying to retain as many experienced managers and workers as possible.

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Ireland Could Become the Next Nation to Recognize the Rights of Nature and a Human Right to a Clean Environment

The move to enshrine those rights is part of a flurry of developments advancing the rights of nature movement this year.

insideclimatenews.org By Katie Surma January 1, 2024

Environmental activists from the Irish Wildlife Trust and Extinction Rebellion called on the Irish Government to introduce legislation in the form of a Biodiversity Act at a protest outside the National Biodiversity Conference in Dublin Castle on June 8, 2022. Credit: Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images
Environmental activists from the Irish Wildlife Trust and Extinction Rebellion called on the Irish Government to introduce legislation in the form of a Biodiversity Act at a protest outside the National Biodiversity Conference in Dublin Castle on June 8, 2022. Credit: Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images

Ireland—a nation synonymous with its abundant, verdant landscapes—is considering a nationwide referendum on the rights of nature and the human right to a healthy environment.  

If that happens, Ireland would become the first European country to constitutionally recognize that ecosystems, similar to humans and corporations, possess legal rights. More than two-thirds of the 27 European Union countries already recognize a universal human right to a healthy environment.

In December, a legislative committee proposed that the Irish government take a series of administrative measures to draft proposed constitutional amendments recognizing that nature has inherent rights to exist, perpetuate and be restored, and that humans have a right to a clean environment and stable climate. 

To take legal effect, the proposed amendments must be approved by both houses of parliament, the Dáil Éireann (the lower house) and the Seanad (the upper house), and win a majority of the popular vote.

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Phát triển tiền kỹ thuật số của Ngân hàng Trung ương: Kinh nghiệm quốc tế và bài học cho Việt Nam

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Sự xuất hiện tiền kỹ thuật số của Ngân hàng trung ương (CBDC) là một bước ngoặt trong sự phát triển của các hình thức tiền tệ pháp định.

Các quốc gia trên thế giới có những động thái khác nhau với CBDC. Có quốc gia đã chính thức phát hành CBDC, cũng có nước đang trong quá trình thử nghiệm nhưng hầu hết đang trong giai đoạn nghiên cứu và đánh giá về khả năng phát hành loại tiền tệ mới này. Tại Việt Nam, Chính phủ cũng đã có những định hướng ban đầu khi giao Ngân hàng Nhà nước (NHNN) nghiên cứu và cơ quan này cũng đang có những bước đi thận trọng trong nghiên cứu và phát triển CBDC. Bài viết tập trung tìm hiểu kinh nghiệm của các quốc gia trên thế giới về nghiên cứu, thử nghiệm và phát hành CBDC, từ đó có những gợi mở cho Việt Nam đối với quá trình xây dựng, thí điểm hay xa hơn là phát hành CBDC.

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