Areas of Risk
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Oil suspects handed over
Sampson Itode The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Port Harcourt Zonal Office on Tuesday said it has commenced interrogation and investigation of 11 suspected oil bunkerers arrested in Rivers State […]
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CMA CGM ransomware
By Catalin Cimpanu With today’s news that French shipping giant CMA CGM has been hit by a ransomware attack, this now means that all of the four biggest maritime shipping companies in […]
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IMSC update
International Coalition Protects Vital Shipping Lanes Story by NAVCENT Public Affairs The International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) was created July 2019 as a way to deter unprofessional behavior in the […]
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Iran fishing off Yemen
More than 40 Iranian ships violated Yemen’s territorial water for conducting illegal fishing operations off the Socotra coast, the Yemeni fisheries minister said on Monday. “The illegal fishing by these […]
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Royal Navy drug busts
A Royal Navy task group has landed a triple blow to drug traffickers in the Caribbean after seizing 11 bales of cocaine worth £81 million in street value, destined for Britain’s streets. […]
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Nigeria targets pirates
By Wale Odunsi The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday deployed troops on board six warships and 60 gunboats for a special military exercise. The drill targets pirates, oil smugglers and other […]
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Improve WAF marsec
Muhammad Irfan The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday called on the Gulf of Guinea countries to consolidate efforts to fight piracy in the region. According to the ministry, two Russian […]
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Dover cocaine find
About a tonne of cocaine with a street value of approximately £100m has been found hidden in a shipment of fruit. The Class A drug was found in pallets on […]
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Marsec cyber concerns
Cyber-attacks against maritime and shipping organizations are only increasing. Notwithstanding the IMO’s requirement for organizations in this sector to achieve cyber resilience by 2021, more and more entities are being […]
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Pirate approach GoG
A Denmark-flagged tanker has been approached by a suspicious boat off the coast of Ghana but managed to avoid a potential attack. This is according to Praesidium International, which said […]
