Month: October 2020
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Tonga receives its second Guardian-Class patrol boat
Media release The Morrison Government’s Pacific Maritime Security Program has reached a new milestone today as the Kingdom of Tonga received their second Australian-built Guardian-class Patrol Boat at a ceremony […]
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Youths protest against rising incidents of piracy, hijack and killings in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor Youths of Bille Kingdom in Degema local government area of Rivers state have carried out a peaceful protest to demand an end to attacks by sea pirates on […]
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11 Stowaways Discovered in UK Port of Southampton
Police were called to the Port of Southampton in the UK after reports of a group of stowaways having come off a vessel in port and trying to make their […]
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China’s second aircraft carrier ready to go to South China Sea to deter trouble-makers: expert
By Guo Yuandan The latest training video for China’s first domestically made aircraft carrier, Shandong, shows that the ship has obtained basic capacity and is ready to go to wider […]
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EU warns Houthis against blocking access to decaying tanker
Saeed Al-Batati AL-MUKALLA: The Houthis will be held accountable for a “regional catastrophe” if they continue to block access to a decaying oil tanker in the Red Sea, the EU […]
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Portuguese freighter destroys Greek military ship in Mediterranean accident
A Portuguese cargo ship collided with a Greek military ship off Piraeus, the port next to Athens, Greece. Two crew members of the Greek vessel were injured although not seriously. […]
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Stowaway saga: PCC, PFSO say the incident reflects country’s security situation
By Godwin Oritse The Lagos Maritime Security Zone of the Port Facility Security Officers of Nigeria, PFSON, forum has reacted to the arrested Nigerian stowaways on board ‘M/T Nave Andrmeda’ […]
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Kenya, Demark sign maritime security training deal
By EDWIN MUTAI Kenya is set to upgrade its training of maritime security personnel after it renewed a five-year defence co-operation agreement with Denmark. The Ministry of Defense has asked […]
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Cyber Risk Forces Africa’s Maritime Security Concerns to Evolve
By Brian Gicheru Kinyua One critical aspect of maritime security (and by far the most studied in the African context) is piracy. The effort and funding put towards anti-piracy efforts […]
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Could Oil Ship Wakashio Been Hacked Before Mauritius Spill?
Nishan Degnarain Cyber-attacks against global shipping have spiked 400% since Covid-19 lockdowns. And this was before the two high profile hacking victims in the last month alone – the world’s fourth […]
