West Africa

  • Pirates, Oil Thieves Threatening Lives

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    NIMASA boss claims lack of prosecutions leaves staff at risk. Nigeria: Pirates, Oil Thieves Threatening Our Lives – NIMASA Boss By Godfrey Bivbere DIRECTOR General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration […]

  • PMSC takes action on new threats

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    Neptune expands offering to meet new threats.  Maritime security company takes action on new threats An international maritime security company is stepping up its services to combat increasingly sophisticated threats […]

  • Auto anti-piracy system triples range

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    Further developments in technology’s capability as piracy attacks and threats increase in 2014 Operating Range Tripled to 6 Nautical Miles WatchStander LLC, a provider of anti-piracy technology for the shipping […]

  • Hijacked twice by pirates

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    Hijacked and abducted by Nigerian pirates and then Somali pirates.  The man who was kidnapped by pirates – twice Kings Nehemiah Okoye, a Nigerian marine engineer, has been a seafarer […]

  • Anti-piracy software begins testing

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    EU PMAR anti-piracy software begins testing The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a new anti-piracy software system that is currently being tested in two maritime operational centres […]

  • Chasing West Africa’s pirates

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    Piracy and maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea under the spotlight. Danger zone: Chasing West Africa’s pirates By Mary Harper Take a boat ride out from the Nigerian port […]

  • What drives piracy?

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    Only land-based moves will end piracy. What Drives Maritime Piracy in Sub-Saharan Africa? by Brandon Prins, University of Tennessee Southeast Asia once dominated the landscape of maritime piracy. From 1999 […]

  • Govt to boost NNS’ capacity

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    Promise of new kit for Nigerian Navy in piracy fight. Govt to boost NNS’ capacity against maritime crimes Written by John Akubo, Lokoja AS the nation braces up for the […]

  • Big data is stopping pirates

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    Nano satellites keep track of shipping. Big Data Is Stopping Maritime Pirates … From Space Robert Vamosi Somali pirates, made famous in a recent Tom Hanks film, are the scourge […]

  • Security and Anti-Piracy. What is next?

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    The impact on crews of piracy. Security and Anti-Piracy. What is next? What we expect in the future? Piracy will not go away, it is shifting and some people are […]

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