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  • Red Sea ports push

    How national, regional and international competition over ports is shaping political alliances and enmities across the Red Sea zone. The politics of ports in the Horn: War, peace and Red […]

  • Keeping pirates at bay

    Training and capacity building pays off. UN says anti-piracy fund has boosted maritime security in Somalia The UN counter-piracy fund that has been in existence since 2011 has boosted maritime […]

  • Ports host hackaton

    Ports and terminals taking infosec seriously. Ports of LA and Antwerp Hold Joint “Hackathon” This October, the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Antwerp will simultaneously host an […]

  • Nigeria sees conspiracy

    Short answer: No, Nigeria, you just don’t have legislation to combat and deter maritime crime. Maritime Piracy : Is there conspiracy against Nigeria? By Godwin Oritse & Godfrey Bivbere There […]

  • BMP5 and new resources

    New resource coincided with launch of BMP5 security guide for shipping. Shipping Industry Launches New Security Resources for World Fleet International shipping industry organisations, with military support, have launched a […]

  • Red Sea ports boost

    The statement did not elaborate on which ports the two countries would develop. Somalia, Ethiopia to jointly invest in four seaports on the Red Sea Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – […]

  • Delta port security

    Insufficient port security putting vessels and crews at risk. Attacks On Vessels Place Nigerian Ports At Risk By YUSUF BABALOLA In the last two weeks, Nigerian ports have been under […]

  • The maritime cyber threat

    Why 50,000 ships are so vulnerable to cyberattacks The shipping industry has been slow to prepare adequate cybersecurity. Alexandersonscc/pixabay, CC BY-SA Keith Martin, Royal Holloway and Rory Hopcraft, Royal Holloway […]

  • Algeria seizes cocaine

    Refusal to berth raised eyebrows. Algeria seizes 700kg of cocaine on container ship Algerian authorities have seized more than 700kg (1,543lb) of cocaine smuggled aboard a container ship and made […]

  • Securing the Indian Ocean

    Lessons from successful state collaboration against piracy must be extended to other maritime threats. From Djibouti to Jeddah, the Western Indian Ocean needs security BY CHRISTIAN BUEGER AND TIMOTHY WALKER Crimes like piracy, […]