Faced with repeated attacks by its ships, the giant Maersk demands a large 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 combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, a 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!" pleads to AFP Aslak Ross, in charge of maritime standards at the Danish giant.

The world's number one container ship has seen two of its ships approached by pirates in less than a month. " One solution is to get the international community to support a short-term mission," Ross said, alongside long-term efforts to strengthen the anti-piracy capabilities of third.