Offshore Installations
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Chinese trawlers on the prowl in the Indian Ocean: IUU pose the greatest maritime threat
By: Huma Siddiqui IUU [fishing] has been rated as the highest maritime security threat, more serious than Piracy and Narcotic Smuggling, according to research undertaken by `Caught Red Handed project’. […]
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Product Tanker Survives Two Boardings in Less Than 24-Hours off Africa
Reports of piracy incidents continue to come in at an alarming rate from the Gulf of Guinea with at least three vessels approached in four incidents over the weekend. However, […]
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Maritime security and the Cabo Delgado insurgency
Written by Justin Cronje When Mozambican insurgents known as Al-Sunna captured the port of Mocimboa da Praia in early September this year it meant the ISIS-inspired group added a maritime […]
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MarSec20+ The future of Port and Maritime Security
MarSec20+: 8th December 11:00 – 14:00 GMT 9th December 11:00 – 14:00 GMT Petrospot and CSO Alliance are pleased to introduce their virtual conference MarSec20+ | The future of Port […]
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Nigeria: Navy Conducts Simulation Exercise for Anti-Piracy, Rig Protection
The Nigerian Navy has conducted various simulation exercise for anti-piracy, rig protection, visit board search and seizure, communication drills, together with search and rescue operations. The simulation activities were part […]
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Nigerian Pirates Want $1.5 Million To Release 3 Lebanese Hostages
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry and the Lebanese Embassy in Nigeria continue to closely monitor the kidnapping of 3 Lebanese nationals who were, among reportedly 5 other people, on the Milano […]
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The risks of trading in the Middle East remain of real concern
by Craig Jallal Pre-Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, one of the biggest challenges facing tanker operators was the Middle East. Specifically, how to pass by Somalia pirates (a situation largely resolved) and then […]
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Tanker attacked, attack thwarted by guards, Gulf of Guinea
NIKOLAY TORKIN Tanker was reportedly, approached by pirates at around 1300 UTC Dec 2 in Gulf of Guinea southwest of South Bayelsa State coast, Nigeria. Attack was thwarted by armed […]
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Egypt, Saudi Arabia stress importance of freedom of navigation
CAIRO – Saudi Arabia and Egypt stressed on Tuesday the importance of guaranteeing maritime freedom in the Gulf, Bab el Mandeb strait and the Red Sea, Saudi state television reported. […]
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Nigeria: FG plans to spend N8.9bn on boat rentals
By Godwin Oritse THE Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Transportation is proposing to spend a whopping N8.7billion annually as rentals for fast intervention boats with which it hopes […]
