Tag: Gulf of Guinea
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Maritime Security Summit
As piracy continues to be on the rise, the United Nations is now pushing for a summit meeting of West African leaders aimed at thwarting high seas crimes in the […]
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Maritime Security Summit
And as piracy continues to be on the rise, the United Nations is now pushing for a summit meeting of West African leaders aimed at thwarting high seas crimes in […]
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An Emerging Threat?
In many ways the Gulf of Guinea is a perfect incubator for piracy. Surrounded by some of Africa’s most proficient oil producers the Gulf is a major transit route for oil […]
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2nd Annual Combating Piracy: West African Maritime Security
Will Your Security Strategy Protect Your Offshore Assets from the Constantly Evolving Maritime Threat in the Gulf of Guinea? Minimising the impact of piracy on West Africa’s oil exports is […]
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Cause for Concern
Ghana’s oil industry is highly concerned over pirate activities in the Gulf of Guinea and the increasing threat of terrorism in neighbouring Nigeria. Ghana’s Oil and Pirate Activities in the […]
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Security Alert
A maritime security alert has been issued for the Gulf of Guinea following the hijacking off the coast of Togo of the products tanker Rhine. Maritime Security Alert Issued for […]
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New Hot Spot
The modern pirates of Somalia are no swashbuckling buccaneers. They are maritime bandits, disrupting one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes and costing the global economy billions. Recently, they’ve stepped […]
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GoG Attacks Double
Pirate activity in the region jumped 42 percent last year as 64 ships were attacked. According to AKE’s Rory Lamrock the “Attacks are rising in frequency, happening further out from […]
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Piracy Doubles off West Africa
According to maritime risk company AKE the number of attacks is likely to rise further, while incidents are taking place further out to sea. Piracy doubles off West Africa LONDON – […]
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Outsourcing Security
The Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency’s DG Patrick Akpobolokemi, explains the controversial decision to outsource a part of the agency’s security responsibilities NIMASA DG Explains N16bn Maritime Security Deal […]
