Japan’s NYK, MOL and K Line, plus Maersk and Stena, are chipping in to a pot worth $1.5m to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project to improve the lives of Somalis and security for crews.

The Alternative Livelihoods to Piracy scheme aims to reduce piracy off the coast of east Africa through local economic development, job creation, training, and business development grants.

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