West Africa

  • Piracy in West Africa

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    The troubled waters of the Gulf of Guinea. Maritime Piracy: More “sophisticated and prevalent” around Gulf of Guinea Posted by Greg Trauthwein While the matter of maritime piracy has seemingly […]

  • Militants Attack Eni Oil Crew

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    Militants attack another oil company. Militants Attack Eni Oil Crew, Kill 2 Unnamed militants attacked a boat transporting Eni workers in the Niger Delta region June 29, killing two, an […]

  • Cyber threat to merchant vessels

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    Hackers target merchants in Gulf of Guinea. Maritime Vessels in Gulf of Guinea Targeted by Email Phishing THE MDAT-GoG (Marine Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea) has received information that […]

  • Oil price sees kidnap rise

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    Nigeria still the hot spot. Low oil price means tanker crews are now kidnap targets by Edwin Lampert The traditional modus operandi of pirates off the coast of West Africa […]

  • Oil workers killed in Nigeria

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    Pirates blamed for attack. Three oil workers killed in Nigeria Suspected pirates have killed three men working for the Nigerian Agip Oil Company in the West African country’s restive swamplands, […]

  • A Hostage Story

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    OBP highlights the plight of crew taken hostage. A Hostage Story A new report published by Oceans Beyond Piracy and One Earth Future, both programs of the One Earth Future […]

  • Piracy’s impact on crews

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    New data from Oceans Beyond Piracy. New Report Explores Piracy’s Long-Term Impact on Seafarers More than 3,000 seafarers have been held hostage by Somali pirates since 2001, with a significant, […]

  • New Threat to Delta

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    More danger for the Delta. New group emerges days after reports claimed federal government reached 30-day truce with militants By Ludovica Iaccino Asawana Deadly Force: New militant group calls for […]

  • New West Africa piracy guides

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    End of MTISC-GoG project sees new agency take over. New industry guidelines for Gulf of Guinea‏ published BIMCO, ICS, INTERTANKO and INTERCARGO have jointly released an updated version of ‘Guidelines […]

  • Operation Delta Safe

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    New name, new tasks. Nigerian military scraps Niger Delta ‘Operation Pulo Shield’ Abdulkareem Haruna The Nigerian military has scrapped its joint military task force in the restive Niger Delta. The […]

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