West Africa

  • Pirates attack product tanker

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    Pirates/robbers attack drifting product tanker.  Pirates attack product tanker off Ivory Coast (Reuters) – Armed pirates robbed an petroleum products tanker near Ivory Coast’s port of Abidjan, a maritime agency […]

  • NNPC, Navy partner to check oil theft

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    Oil theft, piracy cost Nigeria an estimated $25 billion in 2013. NNPC, Navy partner to check oil theft BY OKECHUKWU NNODIM he Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and the Nigerian Navy […]

  • Nigeria: $25b lost to oil theft, piracy

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    Huge scale of crime apparent.  Nigeria loses $25b yearly to oil theft, sea piracy Posted by: Oluwakemi Dauda The Federal Government loses about $25 billion yearly to oil theft, sea […]

  • NPA steps up Ebola security

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    Shipping industry has to remain on its guard against disease. Liberia: NPA Steps Up Security Against Ebola By Othello B. Garblah Authorities at the National Port Authority or NPA have […]

  • War against piracy is total

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    NIMASA tries to keep ahead of maritime crime.  With military’s support, war against piracy is total – Akpobolokemi, DG/CEO, NIMASA BY UCHE USIM Despite the Federal Government’s efforts to aggressively […]

  • Questions raised over mystery ship

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    Former Norwegian craft owned by UK-based security company.  Questions raised over mystery ship By Tom Barnes QUESTIONS have been raised over the future of a former Norwegian Navy vessel currently […]

  • Chinks in PMSC Armour?

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    The collapse of GoAGT has led to renewed scrutiny of the marsec industry.  Chinks Appear in the Maritime Security Armour An Op-Ed piece by Simon Biggs, ASKET Ltd. Recently, we […]

  • March on Stress assesses MPHRP

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    Visit made to MPHRP in the Philippines.  March on Stress assesses MPHRP’s care Professor Neil Greenberg of March on Stress at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, visited the […]

  • Oil Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

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    Despite regional efforts, hijackings and oil theft persist.  Black Gold Buccaneers: Oil Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea Marissa Hall | Shale Plays Media The frequency of piracy attacks in […]

  • Today’s Value of Anti-Piracy Measures

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    Are shipping companies ignoring the basic requirements of BMP4? Today’s Value of Anti-Piracy Measures Two recent attacks in the Gulf of Guinea have highlighted the value of prepared crews and […]

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