MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 11 JANUARY 2021 – 17 JANUARY 2021

Since 2019, the Gulf of Guinea has experienced an unprecedented rise in the number of multiple crew kidnappings. The rise in kidnapping incidents further away from shorelines demonstrates the increasing capabilities of pirates in the Gulf of Guinea. Spiralling freight rates, in the midst of the pandemic, may be exacerbated by violence on the high seas.