Training

  • Armed Guards, PVs and Training

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    The use of armed guards, insurer-funded patrol vessels and the level of training crew members receive before transit… Are you aware of what the industry thinks as a whole? As […]

  • Shipping Failing

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    It has long been suspected, but even the very highest eschelons of shipping now recognise, that too few vessels are applying best industry management practice to protect themselves. According to […]

  • NPA Closing Security Deal

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    According to local sources the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is in the final stages of a security partnership deal with the American company Castle Shipboard Security Program. With port and maritime […]

  • New Pirate Tactics

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    Somali pirates are seemingly adopting new and cunning tactics to distract crews. Using decoy and camouflaged skiffs one Pirate Attack Group seems intent on developing and refining its modus operandi. […]

  • Learning The Ropes

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    At least 100 Tanzanians have recently graduated from a course on maritime safety and security capabilities provided by the Africa Partnership Station (APS). Addressing a press conference in Dar es Salaam, a […]

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