In the first half of this year, pirate attacks on ships worldwide have decreased with 60 accidents occurring compared to 65 in the first half of 2023. The reduction has been generated in the second quarter of 2024 when the attacks were 27 compared to 38 in the April-June period last year. In particular, in the second quarter of this year, ships boarded by pirates were 22 (33 in the same period of 2023), two were the subject of attempted attacks (two) and one she was targeted with gunshots (two). To were mainly the bulk carriers with ten ships attacked (13). In addition, pirates attacked five ships tanker (nine), five container ships (nine) and seven other vessels type (seven).

If in the second quarter of 2024 attacks on ships have decreased, the level of violence remained high towards their crews: in the period 50 seafarers were were taken hostage (34), two were kidnapped (eight) and one was been threatened (one). "If we are reassured to see a decrease in the number of reported acts of piracy - said the Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce, John W.H. Denton AO, presenting the report on these incidents today occurred in the first half of this year - the worrying increase in violent incidents highlights the need for of continuous vigilance by the community to ensure the safety of all seafarers, especially at this time of greater uncertainty for the maritime transport'.

The semi-annual report also highlights the continuing threat Somali piracy, with eight incidents reported, which also show the ability to target ships in I also travel a thousand nautical miles from the Somali coast. With regard to the situation in the Gulf of Guinea, in the region the accidents have dropped from 14 to ten, but it continues to arouse seafarers' safety, with 11 members of the crews kidnapped and 21 taken hostage. It also remains worrying the situation in the Singapore Strait even though the incidents are decreased from 20 to 13, while those that occurred increased in the Indonesian archipelago region and in Bangladesh, with 12 reported attacks, the highest number since the first half of 2021 when 15 incidents were reported.