Month: November 2016
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More Delta damage
As discussions take place, so do more bombings. Militants attack oil pipeline in Niger Delta By Tife Owolabi and Alexis Akwagyiram Militants in Nigeria’s southern Niger Delta oil hub attacked […]
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Hundreds dead in Mediterranean
More tragedy for the Med. Migrant crisis: ‘Hundreds dead’ in shipwrecks off Libya About 240 migrants are believed drowned in two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya, migration officials say. […]
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Malaysia’s Chinese spending spree
Malaysia walks a fine political line. Malaysia’s Navy Deal With China: Meeting A Complex Security Challenge – Analysis Beyond geopolitics, the latest revelation of Malaysia’s purchase of Littoral Mission Ships […]
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Benin’s anti-piracy fight
Gulf of Guinea still a dangerous place for seafarers. Benin’s anti-piracy fight gives maritime nation ‘life insurance’ By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE COTONOU, Benin, Nov 2 – The naval patrol boat […]
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Africa’s fisheries fight
Illegal, unreported, unregulated fishing is becoming a major issue for Africa. Why Africa united to fight illegal fishing WRITTEN BY SAMANTHA MALOOF Earlier this month, over 40 African Union (AU) […]
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PMSC families plead with UK PM
Men were employed by AdvanFort, the US PMSC. Families of Britons jailed in India ‘beg’ Theresa May for help The families of six Britons jailed in India are “begging” Prime […]
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Buhari meets Delta rebels
Delta violence has cost Nigerian economy dearly in lost oil supplies. Nigeria’s Buhari meets Niger Delta leaders, militants in Abuja By Felix Onuah Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met […]
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Joint Naval Exercises Underway
CARAT kicks off. Joint Naval Exercises Underway SAFIYA CHARLES The US and Royal Cambodian Navy joined forces yesterday for the opening ceremony of the seventh annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness Training […]
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BIMCO updates Guardcon
Serious concerns over firearms’ provenance. BIMCO updates GUARDCON guidance notes to reinforce importance of validating firearms end user certificates. Press Release BIMCO, the world’s largest international shipping association, has today […]