Governmental
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New West Africa piracy guides
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 […]
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RIMPAC poised to start
Multi nation exercise due to get underway. 26 nations to participate in RIMPAC starting next week Twenty-six nations, 45 ships, five submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel will […]
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Indonesian crew kidnapped
More crew kidnapped, Abu Sayyaf Group suspected. Indonesia hostages spark security concerns It’s the fourth time this year that crew members on Indonesian boats travelling through essential trade routes in […]
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New EU Coast Guard mulled
The agency will not have its own guards, and will draw on a 1,500-member “rapid reaction pool” of personnel seconded by the member states. EU Moves Toward Creation of Border and […]
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Operation Delta Safe
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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Piracy watch
Monitoring the hot spots. Tracking Global Piracy Trends Across The Seas Piracy has existed since the conception of shipping, and pirate attacks on vessels continue to disrupt trade, raising vessel […]
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New WAF service for Risk Intelligence
Intelligence focus on West Africa. Risk Intelligence launches new service providing overview of operational and regulatory risks of privately contracted maritime security in West Africa. Maritime operations in West Africa […]
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Tracking the drug trade
Tackling the traffickers. From Afghanistan to Africa: Heroin trafficking in East Africa and the Indian Ocean CARINA BRUWER Interest in drug trafficking in Africa has typically focused on cocaine in […]
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Delta oil thieves nabbed
Nigerian Navy claim victory. Navy raids Delta community, destroys illegal refinery Chrisantus Obi-Ezechukwu The Nigerian Navy in its ongoing effort to maintain and sustain security in the nation’s maritime area, […]
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Drones for Indian Navy?
India had previously shown interest in purchasing these drones from the US, but attempts were thwarted as India was not a member of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). India seeks […]
