The human cost of piracy
The scourge of maritime robbery and hostage-taking is back. Somalia’s natural and economic catastrophes including soaring unemployment for young men have combined to leave youths vulnerable to the call to…
PH, US hold coordinated patrol in Sulu Sea
The Philippines and United States held coordinated patrol in Sulu Sea in a bid to detect and deter threats to maritime security, the US Embassy in Manila said. The littoral…
Piracy Situation Still Serious In The Gulf Of Guinea
European shipowners are concerned about the continued piracy, armed robbery attacks and kidnapping for ransom events in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), and particularly off Nigeria. According to the latest…
NEARLY 2 TONS OF NARCOTICS SEIZED UNDER CTF150 OPERATION SOUTHERN SURGE
In the last two months, the French-UK led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 has conducted ‘Operation Southern Surge’ seizing more than 13/4 tons of narcotics from traffickers in the Indian Ocean…
Tillerson Releases Human Trafficking Report
The U.S. Department of State has released its 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report which highlights horrific crimes and the people working to end them. "Human trafficking is one of the…
Ship Explodes Off Somalia
An explosion has been heard off the coast of Somalia which observers say could have come from a foreign naval vessel. Flames and smoke were also seen off Somalia's Puntland coast…
Seafarers Matter
June 25 is IMO Day of the Seafarer, and the IMO is encouraging everyone to join the campaign and show that #SeafarersMatter. Under this theme, the campaign is engaging people…
European Union Maritime Security Strategy
The European Union Maritime Security Strategy (EUMSS) for the global maritime domain, adopted by the European Council in June 2014, is a joint EU plan to improve the way in…
Ex-militants assure oil firms of peace, security, in N-Delta
Multi-national oil companies operating in the Niger Delta, have been assured of an enabling environment to carry on their business activities when they comply with the Federal Government’s directive to…
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines launch naval patrols
Warships from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines held maneuvers on Monday near a naval base in northern Borneo to mark the launch of coordinated patrols to beef up security in…
MAY 17, monthly report, piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia
A total of six actual incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in May 2017. No attempted incident was reported. Of the six incidents, one…
15 June 17- One wounded in missile attack on UAE ship Al Mocha, Yemen
One crew member was wounded when Yemen's Houthis fired a missile at a United Arab Emirates ship carrying medical supplies in the Red Sea, the UAE news agency WAM reported…
New Delta Avengers may not be Deltans – Okowa
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, said members of the New Delta Avengers threatening to resume attacks on oil installations may not be from the state. The group declared…
Nigeria: Mariners Decry Inadequate Presence of Nigerian Navy At Sea
The inadequate presence of the Nigerian Navy at the sea has elicited concerns from master mariners, who described this as inimical to seaborne trade and national security. The Nigerian Association…
Iran-Backed Houthis Claim Attack on Coalition Ship Near Strategic Strait
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed an attack on a Saudi-led coalition warship near a strategic Red Sea waterway, China’s state-owned Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday. The reported attack took place off…
“Perfect Storm” of Cyber Security, Regulation and Cost Cutting Impacts Global Shipping
Large shipping losses have declined by 50% over the past decade, mostly driven by the development of a more robust safety environment by ship owners, according to Allianz Global Corporate…
NATO’s Sea Guardian operation underway in Western Mediterranean
Two frigates and a patrol vessel are conducting a maritime security operation in the Western Mediterranean as part of NATO’s operation Sea Guardian. Led by a French Navy Captain onboard…
African states band together to defeat crime on high seas
A total of 19 African countries on Thursday launched an EU-funded network to tackle piracy, high seas robbery, kidnappings and human trafficking in the strategically important Gulf of Guinea. The…
IG P&I Club Annual review – Piracy
Following the very significant spike in piracy activity between 2008 and 2013, particularly in the Horn of Africa/Arabian Gulf region, the slowdown in hi-jacking and piracy incidents in all regions…
Nigeria Boosts Oil Exports as Shell Lifts Force Majeure on Forcados Crude
Royal Dutch Shell has announced the lifting of force majeure on the export of Nigeria’s Forcados crude oil, thus bringing all of the country’s oil exports fully online for the…