Piracy impeded the delivery of shipments and increased shipping expenses, costing an estimated $6.6 to $6.9 billion a year in global trade in 2011 according to Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP).
A pirataría dificultou a entrega de envíos e aumentou os gastos de transporte, supoñendo uns custos estimados de 6,6$ a 6,9$ mil millóns nun ano en comercio global (2011) segundo "Oceans Beyond Piracy" (OBP).