The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that with the potentials of the African maritime sector, competitive operating environment, proper…
On 18th September 2017 at 2107UTC, a Merchant vessel was attacked near psn 044700N 0081800E (in vicinity of Parrot Island, Calabar, Nigeria). 4 speed boats attacked the Merchant vessel and…
The top American admiral in the Middle East said on Monday that Iran continues to smuggle illicit weapons and technology into Yemen, stoking the civil strife there and enabling Iranian-backed…
ON BOARD THE DIXMUDE (SENEGAL) (AFP) - Armed and stony-faced, six black-clothed members of Senegal's marine special forces board the Chinese fishing boat, alerted by radio that it may be operating…
This article examines the rise of maritime security in concept and practice. We argue that developments in the maritime arena have flown beneath the radar of much mainstream international relations…
Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that effective policing is an essential component of the development and growth process of the…
On 15th September 2017 at approximately 02:06 UTC. A merchant vessel in position 09°24’35”N / 013°44’56”W (Conakry Anchorage) reported being boarded by several persons, armed with knives and crow bars.…
On 15 Sep 17, a Merchant Vessel was attacked in position 04°09’34N 007°03’47E (In vicinity off Bonny river fairway buoy). Vessels transiting the area advised to exercise extreme caution.
On 14th September 2017 at approximately 13:35 UTC, a merchant vessel in position 04°16’49”N / 007°02’34”Ewas attacked by a speed boat with 10 armed men on board. The speed boat…
The recent Indian Ocean conference at Colombo generated much enthusiasm in India's strategic circles. Organised by the India Foundation (a prominent Delhi think tank aligned closely with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's…
The European Union Naval Force personnel have helped train Somalia’s Maritime Police Unit in Mogadishu to help strengthen the Horn of Africa nation’s maritime security to help deter piracy along…
According to statistics provided by the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia, (ReCAAP), the 15 were from 59 people kidnapped since March 16…
On 8 Sep 17, At about 03:16ZHrs in position 09°22N/013°44W, an anchored merchant vessel was boarded by seven robbers armed with knives and crowbars. They attempted to kidnap the master…
Malaysian authorities thwarted the hijacking of a Thai oil tanker on Thursday and arrested 10 suspected Indonesian pirates on board the ship, a maritime security agency commander said. A special…
The following information from the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) relates to transits through the Gulf of Aden, Bab Al Mandeb (BaM), Southern Red Sea, and associated waters. It does not…
Forty years ago, a seaman was pushing aircraft around a flight deck as a 17-year-old, and the idea of one day becoming a Commander within Aviation seemed like an impossible…
As melting ice opens up new shipping pathways in the Arctic, there has been great interest in strengthening trade between Russia and other Asian nations such as China and Japan…
Piracy off the African coastline has been a headline grabbing phenomenon for more than a decade. For a few years though, Somali pirates appeared to have a quiet spell. Then,…
At least 11 people, including Somali government soldiers and al-Shabaab fighters, were killed when the terrorist group stormed an army base on Sunday morning, officials said. Mukhtar Abdi Mohamed, a…
FROM THE STRAITS OF TIRAN TO BAB El-MANDEB When Egypt shut the Straits of Tiran in 1967, Israel began feeling the choke hold of isolation. Today, strategic waterways like…