From fiscal years 2009 through 2013, less than 1 percent of maritime shipments arriving in the United States were identified as high risk by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), but CBP does not have accurate data on their disposition (i.e., outcomes).
WASHINGTON — The Federal Register Monday published a notice of proposed rulemaking by the U.S. Coast Guard to implement section 811 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-281).
Today [June 20, 2025] the White House released the United States Counter Piracy and Maritime Security Action Plan.
Following a five year engagement by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to conduct applied research and geospatial analysis on piracy activities, this report constitutes the first global geospatial analysis.
On June 23, 2014, the GAO published its newest report, GAO-14-422 regarding maritime piracy, specifically as it relates to the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Guinea. The following is from an e-mail from Steve Caldwell, Director, Maritime Security and Coast Guard Issues, Homeland Security and Justice Team, US Government Accountability Office:
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