Straits Financial Services has expanded its technology partnership with Integral, extending operations to the SG1 data center in Singapore as it strengthens its presence in Asia’s fast-growing precious metals markets.
ReCAAP (Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia) is sounding the alarm as the robbery spree in the area around the Singapore Strait continues.
Six sea robberies occurred on ships transiting the PhillipChannel — where vessels transition between the Singapore and Malacca straits — in just five days.
The pirate attacks keep coming thick and fast in Indonesian waters of the Singapore Strait ... robbery incidents in the first quarter of 2025 – driven by a spike of incidents in the Singapore Strait.
... of abating in the area around the straits of Singapore and Malacca ... The vessel was approximately 5.4 nautical miles off Pulau Cula, in the eastbound traffic separation lane of the Singapore Strait.
The ICCInternational Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed a rise in global piracy and armed robbery incidents in the first quarter of 2025 – driven by a spike of incidents in the Singapore Strait.
The surge is primarily driven by a significant spike in incidents within the Singapore Straits ... The Singapore Straits have emerged as a particular concern, with 27 reported incidents compared to just seven during the same period in 2024.
The ICCInternational Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed a rise in global piracy and armed robbery incidents in the first quarter of 2025 which was primarily driven by a spike of incidents in the Singapore Straits.
ReCAAP, the regional monitoring operation for Asia, issued a new alert to ships in the area of the Singapore and Malacca Strait warning of the continuing surge in sea robbery incidents and while cautioning of the possibility of further incidents.