Tag: maritime crime

  • Nigeria’s pricey waters

    It’s not just pirates who are coining it in. Piracy – Foreign Shipping Firms Pay N14 Billion to Escort Vessels in Nigeria By Yusuf Babalola Lagos — Due to the […]

  • India offers intel sharing

    Moves to increase domain awareness welcomed. India offers to share real-time maritime data Dinakar Peri India has made an offer to share intelligence of maritime movements in the Indian Ocean […]

  • New CO for CMF

    New CO takes over an active part of the world. Turkey Hands Over to Bahrain in CTF 151 Change of Command Ceremony The Turkish Navy handed over command of Combined […]

  • Missiles in the Med

    Proliferation of weapons causes concern. The Missile Threat In The Mediterranean: Implications For European Security – Analysis By Elcano Royal Institute The proliferation of missiles and rockets has steadily grown in […]

  • Seven bodies found off Libya

    Sudden surge in migrant crossing attempts. Seven bodies found in migrant boat off Libya ROME (Reuters) – The bodies of seven migrants were discovered on Wednesday in a boat adrift […]

  • China eyes build up

    Regional concerns over potential military build up. Asia starts to worry as China aims for ‘world-class army’ Ludovic Ehret BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pledge to build a “world-class army” […]

  • MARAD Nigeria alert

    MARAD issues alert for US ships. Piracy attacks: US warns ships over Nigerian waters By Godwin Oritse The United States of America, through its Maritime Administration, has published the latest […]

  • Oil theft clamp down

    HOSTCON vows to tackle pipeline vandals By Festus Ahon NATIONAL chairman of Host Communities of Nigeria, HOSTCON, Chief Mike Emuh, has vowed to tackle pipeline vandals, saying  their activities  can […]

  • Indo’s fish pirates

    Fight against illegal fishing stepped up. Indonesia steps up boat sinkings By Taylor McDonald On Sunday Indonesia sunk another 17 foreign vessels alleged to have been fishing in its waters as part of the […]

  • Focus on Piracy Prevention

    IMO runs anti-piracy workshop. Focus on Piracy Prevention at Djibouti A high-level workshop in Djibouti has seen an exchange of ideas on preventing a resurgence of piracy in the West […]