Faced with repeated attacks by its ships, the giant Maersk is calling for a major mission in the Gulf of Guinea. It calls for the rapid deployment of a major international maritime intervention.

The world's largest offshore carrier, Maersk, is calling for the rapid deployment of a major international maritime intervention to fight piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, the global black spot for shipowners.

“In 2021, no sailor should be afraid to sail anywhere because of pirates, we are no longer in the age of piracy! ”, Aslak Ross, in charge of maritime standards at the Danish giant, tells AFP

The world's number one container shipping company saw two of its ships hit by pirates in less than a month. “One solution is to get the international community to support a short-term mission,” according to Mr. Ross, in parallel with long-term efforts to strengthen the anti-piracy capacities of coastal countries