Industry Sector

Japan escorts 13 ships off Somalia in March

on April 13, 2015

MSDF part of convoy escort programme. Japan escorts 13 ships off Somalia in March Hisane Masaki The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) vessels escorted 13 commercial ships in the Gulf of […]

Sea pirates abduct five PDP leaders in Bayelsa

on April 13, 2015

Kidnap by pirates still a major issue. Sea pirates abduct five PDP leaders in Bayelsa SIMON UTEBOR Suspected sea pirates struck on Friday in Bayelsa State, a day preceding the […]

Ships banned from Yemen

on April 13, 2015

Saudi-led coalition bans vessels. Navigation in Yemen’s Territorial Waters Banned Sana’a, Sunday April 12— Navigation in all of Yemen’s territorial waters has been banned and vessels were not allowed into […]

Red signal for sea pirates

on April 13, 2015

Exercise Obangame Express fighting maritime crime. Red signal for sea pirates, oil thieves By Odita Sunday If reining in armed robbers and other criminals has proved difficult, the war against […]

Ships urged to look for migrants in Gulf

on April 13, 2015

Request from UNHCR. Gulf of Aden ships asked to look out for refugee boats Stephen Spark Humanitarian agencies are expecting a huge exodus of refugees from Yemen if the conflict […]

French firm receives gov’t training approval

on April 10, 2015

French PMSC training centre receives government approval. Press Release KARGUS SEA INTERCONNECTION (KSI), Approved Training Centre for Maritime Security(1), Recognized Security Organization(2) and subsidiary of the holding GROUPE PRORISK(3), is involved […]