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  • Merchant ships add eyes in West Africa

    Keeping tabs on voluntary reporting area. Merchant ships add eyes in the Gulf of Guinea From a small, white building on the campus of Regional Maritime University near Tema, Ghana, […]

  • Unmanned vessel used in drill

    Security and anti-piracy exercises held. Unmanned vessel used in maritime security drill Yuen Sin Singapore has conducted a maritime security drill that saw the use of an unmanned surface vessel […]

  • Cyprus to host European marsec meet

    Migrant situation high on the agenda. Cyprus to host European maritime security conference Cyprus is hosting a conference on maritime security in the coming week in which over 100 navy […]

  • White Paper: Security in Iran

    Shipping’s next big market? White Paper: Security in Iran Recognizing that the shipping industry is increasingly looking at Iran as a market, MRQ, the company behind the Octopus PMSC and […]

  • Ex-militants told to shun piracy

    Piracy and crew kidnappings still an ongoing concern. Shun sea piracy, illegal oil bunkering – Ex-militants tell colleagues As the rampant cases of sea piracy and kidnapping become worrisome, Bayel­sa […]

  • Strengthening Nigeria’s anti-piracy war

    Iincreasing activities of pirates constitute a threat to the Nigerian economy. Strengthening Nigeria’s anti-piracy war through enabling legal framework Posted By: FRANCIS EZEM Recent reports by the International Maritime Bureau […]

  • 120 pirates to plead guilty

    Some 80 witnesses, including 18 foreign nationals, have been examined by the court and only 15 are yet to be produced. Somali govt tells court 120 of its nationals will […]

  • BIMCO seeks standardised piracy reports

    Hopes move will unify terms used in reports and improve statistics. BIMCO seeks standardised piracy reports by Philip Rood in London Shipowners organisation the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) […]

  • 4 Iranian hostages freed

    Nine Iranians still held by pirates.  4 Iranian hostages freed in Somalia Mogadishu – Four Iranian fishermen have been freed in Somalia after security forces rescued them from a pirate […]

  • France ramps up IS fight

    France is currently using six Mirage jets stationed in Jordan and six Rafale jets in the United Arab Emirates to target IS. France to deploy largest warship in mission against […]