Areas of Risk

  • Asia’s piracy fight

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    Abu Sayyaf threat persists. Asia expand piracy-fight Despite various initiatives, piracy is growing in Asia. The regional cooperation project has therefore now decided on further defense measures. At the recent General […]

  • IMO stowaway focus

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    Unseen cost for shipping industry. Maritime Transport In Africa: Efforts To Avoid Illegal Passengers International experts and port managers are meeting in a workshop in Yaounde to analyse the current […]

  • No Assumption base sign off

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    India made an Assumption. India’s Plan To Open Military Base In Indian Ocean Island Runs Aground Seychelles’ opposition coalition, which holds a majority in parliament, said Tuesday it would not […]

  • China’s sub fleet

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    Underwater sabre rattling. China’s growing submarine force is ‘armed to the teeth’ — and the rest of the Pacific is racing to keep up Christopher Woody In October 2006, a […]

  • Varuna-18 kicks off

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    Busy month for the French Navy. Indo-French naval exercise ‘Varuna-18’ begins off Goa coast The navies of India and France are currently engaged in a joint bilateral exercise, “Varuna-18”, in […]

  • Nigeria arrests gunrunner

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    Arrest could hit pirates and militants Nigeria arrests ‘wanted gunrunner’ Chris Ewokor Nigeria’s secret police says it has arrested a notorious gunrunner who has been on its wanted list for […]

  • Ghana pirate fears

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    String of attacks off Nigeria and Benin alarms neighbours. Pirates sighted in Ghana’s territorial waters – Attacks on ships increase in Gulf of Guinea Kester Aburam Korankye Merchant vessels transiting […]

  • Nigeria’s porous waters

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    The more things change, the more they stay the same. Nigeria’s Porous Territorial Waters Nigeria’s territorial waters have over the years remained very porous. In fact, investigations have revealed that a […]

  • ASEAN Code of Conduct?

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    Summit draws nations with mixed views on Beijing’s moves in South China Sea Australian and ASEAN pursue maritime code of conduct KAORI TAKAHASHI SYDNEY — Southeast Asian leaders urged adoption […]

  • Libya seizes tanker

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    Libyan Navy seizes oil-smuggling vessel Written by: Abdulkader Assad The Libyan coastguards said they had seized a fuel-smuggling vessel by the name Lamar and carrying the flag of Togo with 8 […]

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