“The maritime domain is a curious animal,” said International Maritime Bureau (IMB) deputy director Michael Howlett. “It just works. Twenty-four-seven. And is a key supply chain in world trade.”
But it is also a target for organised crime, ranging from piracy and armed robbery to drugs and people smuggling.
Howlett, who is also a director of ICC Commercial Crime Services, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)’s anti-crime unit, notes that maritime crime has different faces, from opportunistic “muggers” who try to board ships and make off with whatever they can to organised gangs targeting a ship’s cargo.
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