Security personnel on vessels in the Gulf of Guinea are no quick fix to the piracy problem, an analyst has warned.
Greek manager Contships issued a plea to West African governments to allow private armed guards on vessels after a violent attack on the 1,100-teu Contship New (built 2007) on 23 April.
But Dirk Siebels, senior analyst at maritime security company Risk Intelligence, told TradeWinds: "That's a very simple call to make but it's much more complicated in reality."
