Offshore Installations

  • Another Delta group acts

    Misery for the Delta continues. Nigeria: New Militant Group Breaches NPDC/Shoreline Trunk Line in Delta By Ejiofor Alike and Sylvester Idowu There seems to be no solution in sight to […]

  • Pirates jailed for 5 years

    Men convicted of piracy in July. Somali pirates get five years in jail PORT LOUIS, Mauritius – Twelve Somalis who attacked a container ship in the Indian Ocean were sentenced […]

  • Italy raises port security level

    No reason cited for move. Italy raises security level at tourist ports – coastguard Italy raised the security level at its tourist ports on Thursday, a coastguard spokesman said, meaning […]

  • Delta militants in new threat

    No peace for the Delta. Niger Delta militants threaten to blow up refineries Omotayo Yusuf A militants group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate has issued a deadly warning to the […]

  • Vietnam boosts defences

    The new neighbours aren’t winning any friends. Vietnam moves new rocket launchers into disputed South China Sea – sources BY GREG TORODE Vietnam has discreetly fortified several of its islands […]

  • Nigerian Navy, fake kidnaps

    Navy suggests that kidnaps are being faked. Kidnapped crews probably disagree. Navy profiles ships, owners involved in stage-managed kidnap attempts By Evelyn Usman lagos—Nigerian Navy, yesterday said it had begun […]

  • Nigeria: Operation Crocodile Smile

    Sends message to Niger Delta militants. Nigeria: Operation Crocodile Smile By Abu Najakku About a fortnight ago, the Nigerian Army launched what it called Operation Crocodile Smile. The operation, according […]

  • Vietnam’s ambitions

    Vietnam’s maritime domain is of huge importance. What the end of the US arms embargo means for Vietnam Author: Cuong T. Nguyen, University of Chicago The United States’ complete lifting […]

  • Robot ships and pirates

    Does no crew mean no target? How Pirates Will Adapt To The Future Of Robot Cargo Ships Kelsey Atherton What’s the going rate for a human life? Depending on a […]

  • Copycat kidnappers?

    Kidnapping claims have drawn ‘red flags’ among the investigators. Sabah police: Latest ‘kidnapping’ not ala Abu Sayyaf BY MUGUNTAN VANAR KOTA KINABALU: The latest claims of a kidnapping of a […]