Cooperation amongst various government agencies can be key to achieving maximum maritime security enforcement. This was the theme running through the latest national table-top exercise on maritime security, held in…
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC) have faulted Amnesty International’s (AI’s) oil spill report against them. While SPDC described the…
CMF hosted a Maritime Security Conference (MSC) on 14-15 Mar 18 in Bahrain. The conference brought together the majority of CMF’s 32 contributing nations to share valuable knowledge and experience…
ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday decided to establish a joint maritime information organisation (JMIO) for the detection of major threats emanating from sea — including piracy, transnational criminal activities, human…
Prof. Asanga Abeyagoonasekera Prof. Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, the Director General of the Institute of national Security Studies Sri Lanka(INSSSL),visiting Professor at the Northern Kentucky University for Geopolitics was invited by the…
When Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993, Ethiopia became landlocked and therefore dependent on its neighbours – especially Djibouti – for access to international markets. This dependency has…
On the 16th March at 0800 UTC in position 04°09N 006°56E (SW of Fairway buoy 05NM off Bonny) a Merchant vessel was attacked by pirates in a speed boat. AST fired warning…
On 16th March 2018 at 10:41ZHrs, vessel currently under attack in position 04°18’N – 007°00’E (240°/ 10nm of Bonny, NIGERIA). Mariners are advised to exercise extreme caution in this area. Source…
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Philippines has received an Insitu ScanEagle 2 unmanned aerial system from the U.S. In a ceremony Tuesday at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City, U.S. Ambassador to…
IN a bid to further strengthen the nation’s maritime security, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, in collaboration with International Maritime Organization, IMO, has commenced moves to develop…
Almost half of the world’s pirate attacks happen in Southeast Asia. Among the most common locations for attacks is the Strait of Malacca, where tankers carry oil from the Gulf…
On the 14th march 18:40Zhrs in position 03°51N – 006°40E (SW of Fairway buoy 29NM off Bonny) a failed attack on a tanker by pirates in a speed boat. The…
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Units from the Egyptian and French navies started joint exercises in the Red Sea for days, within the framework of partnership and military cooperation relations between the armed forces of…
The Government of Germany, through its International Cooperation Agency GIZ, has handed over monitoring and radio equipment worth 1.2 million Euros to the ECOWAS Commission to support the operations of…
Increasing piracy, shipping accidents and political disputes have made Southeast Asia a dangerous place for seafarers. But what is the cause of these issues, and to what extent are countries…
MPs on Tuesday approved a bill that will permit armed security guards aboard merchant vessels sailing under the Dutch flag. The shipping sector had been demanding the anti-piracy measure for…
NIGERIA recorded 41 piracy attacks on vessels calling at her ports in the whole of 2017, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) stated in its ‘Nigeria’s Maritime Industry…
March 12, 2018: The countries supplying the peacekeepers in Somalia (Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia and Djibouti) are asking the UN to reverse its decision to gradually shut down the operation.…
