Maritime Crime

  • Alphard Security builds on success

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    Continued growth for PMSC in difficult market.  Alphard Security builds on success 2014 has been a year of growth for Alphard Security, with the company expanding its operations by opening […]

  • Nigerian Navy seizes oil theft ship

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    Clampdown against oil theft continues.  Nigerian Navy seizes vessel loaded with over N1bn stolen oil Naval operatives from the Central Naval Command, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, have arrested nine suspected illegal […]

  • Huge cocaine find at port

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    Second Largest Cocaine Haul for Port of Rotterdam Rotterdam port police has discovered some 3,000 kilos of cocainehidden in a container. The street value of the haul has been estimated to over € […]

  • President tours PMPF base

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    PMPF has scored several wins against pirates in past.  Somalia: Puntland President tours Puntland Marine Force base The President of Somalia’s Puntland Government Abdiweli Mohamed Ali has toured Puntland Maritime […]

  • More counter-piracy duty

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    Operation Copper duties continue for SA Navy.  More counter-piracy duty for Navy OPVs SAS Makhanda (P1569) will complete her tour of counter-piracy duty in the Mozambique channel on December 12 […]

  • Houthis threaten Red Sea countries

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    Yemen’s geographical position makes it a key player in region.  Houthis’ advance threatens Red Sea countries Walaa Hussein CAIRO — In light of the current crisis in Yemen and the […]

  • Piracy, Kidnap & Ransom

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    A closer look at the UK’s new laws. Piracy, Kidnap & Ransom: UK Bans Ransom Payments by Insurers On 26 November 2014 the British Home Secretary introduced the Counter-Terrorism and […]

  • Nigeria hunts hostages

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    Maritime crime, piracy and abductions ongoing issues for Bayelsa and Delta. Nigerian army sends boats to find kidnapped expats Nigerian security personnel have stepped up efforts to rescue three kidnapped […]

  • Terror warnings for Yemen, Djibouti

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    Threat of maritime terrorism prompts warnings. Warnings of Terrorist Attacks May Shake Djibouti and Yemen Yemen’s Interior Ministry has ordered increased security along the country’s coastline in response to information […]

  • Angola reaffirms piracy fight

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    Nation committed to fighting piracy and maritime crime.  Angola Reaffirms Support for Fight Against Maritime Piracy The Angolan permanent representative to the Maritime Organisation (IMO), Miguel Gaspar Fernandes Neto, recently […]

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