Somali security forces that freed pirated ship say NATO must do more
Somali officials whose forces freed a hijacked oil tanker and its eight Sri Lankan crew said on Sunday that NATO ships must do more to prevent the illegal fishing that…
Somali officials whose forces freed a hijacked oil tanker and its eight Sri Lankan crew said on Sunday that NATO ships must do more to prevent the illegal fishing that…
The EU Naval Force (Somalia) can confirm that fuel tanker Aris 13 and her crew are now en route to a safe port on the north coast of Somalia after…
Somali forces have been sent to try to free the tanker. But locals say the attacks will continue and blame their government in the semi-autonomous Puntland region for granting foreigners…
MARCH 14, 2017 —A NATO anti-piracy mission ended in December. It may have suppressed hijacking of merchant ships. But the ideological root of pirating remains alive and well. Until 2012,…
Somali pirates are suspected of hijacking a Sri Lankan-flagged fuel freighter that sent a distress call, turned off its tracking system and altered course for the Somali coast, a piracy…
The Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in piracy-plagued waters by May, Manila's Defence Secretary disclosed yesterday, after a wave of attacks that saw Islamist militants kidnapping and…
LONDON/RIYADH (Reuters) - Cruise missiles, floating mines and a remote-controlled boat have been deployed to attack ships in Yemen in recent months, changing the dynamic of the two-year-old war and…
U.S. officials have said the Defense Department wants to expand the military’s ability to fight the al-Qaida-linked group. They have recommended that the Trump administration permit U.S. Special Forces to…
The Niger Delta Sixth Dialogue, focusing on ‘Insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea and Implications for the Niger Delta Region,’ took place on Tuesday, 28th February, 2017 in Abuja at…
The Philippines military said on Thursday (2 March) that they killed at least five suspected Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu who were believed to have been behind the beheading of…
The Federal Government has set a target of attracting more than $10 billion of fresh investments in the oil and gas industry in the next five years, Minister of State…
“The Gulf of Guinea, which has been Africa’s main maritime piracy hotspot since 2011, could become the world's most piracy-affected area.” This was a key observation made by American and…
The chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Public Affairs Office (AFP-PAO) said that the military leadership is confident that government troops can rescue German hostage Jurgen Kantner before his…
Interesting article regarding escaping migrants of the East Africa migrant route doing so through areas known for Piracy. "A World Bank report published in 2013 tells the story of a smuggling boat…
The United States is increasingly worried about pirate attacks off West Africa and is committed to helping countries bolster security in the region, a US diplomat said Tuesday. At least…
This bi-annual threat assessment has been written by EU NAVFOR and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). It is intended to inform risk management decision making for shipping operators responsible for merchant…
Global maritime piracy watchdog; the International Maritime Bureau released its 2016 reports on global piracy attacks. The IMB, in the report noted that the number of maritime kidnappings hit a…
December marked the end of the eighth year of EU naval operations off the coast of Somalia with the primary task of protecting World Food Programme (WFP) vessels from pirate…
There is hope of increased oil production in Nigeria as ExxonMobil-operated Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT) is back, producing in excess of 150,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd). The QIT facility…