Industry Sector

  • 12 migrants drown, 500 rescued

    More migrant deaths in the Med. 12 migrants drown, 500 rescued in Mediterranean off Libya Twelve migrants died on Thursday when their overcrowded rubber dinghy sank off the coast of […]

  • Ships warned away from Ras Lanuf

    Ships in danger if they approach. Libya’s recognised govt warns tankers away from Ras Lanuf port BY AHMED ELUMAMI Libyan security forces guarding the country’s major Ras Lanuf oil port […]

  • The EU Maritime Security Strategy

    The EU should be a global player. The EU Maritime Security Strategy Written by European Values Lennart Landman (Netherlands Institute of International Relations – Clingendael) For Europe, the sea has been […]

  • Somalia takes Kenya case to UN

    Natural resources at heart of issue. Somalia to Present Case at UN Court in Maritime Spat With Kenya by Mohamed Sheikh Nor Somalia, which has mainland Africa’s longest coastline, plans to […]

  • Japan extends Somali patrols

    Mission extended into 2016. Japan: MSDF anti-piracy mission off Somalia extended another year The government added another year to the Maritime Self-Defense Force mission to protect commercial vessels from pirate […]

  • Are PMSCs the answer for the Med?

    The question is being asked… Faced with migrants and terrorists is private security the answer for Med shipping? By Charlie Bartlett from London As if it is not enough for […]

  • EUNAVFOR Commander: Piracy suppressed

    Good news for shipping, bad news for pirates. EUNAVFOR Commander: Piracy suppressed off Somalia With the mandates for EUNAVFOR’s Operation Atalanta and NATO’s Operation Ocean Shield both due to expire […]

  • Pirates cite navy as deterrent

    EUNAVFOR and NATO due to withdraw in late 2016. Prisoner survey notes international naval presence as the primary deterrent to pirates UNODC and OBP jointly conducted an informal survey of […]

  • Dryad releases their Q2 figures

    Southeast Asia the major concern. Maritime Crime in Southeast Asia sees a 22% increase in first half of 2015, Dryad’s latest figures show  Today, Dryad Maritime, the UK’s leading maritime […]

  • NEMA, NSA collaborate on maritime crime

    But what of NIMASA, Marine Police and Navy? NEMA, NSA collaborate to tackle maritime crimes The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday said it would collaborate with the office […]