Tag: Maritime Security

  • Benin’s anti-piracy fight

    Gulf of Guinea still a dangerous place for seafarers. Benin’s anti-piracy fight gives maritime nation ‘life insurance’ By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE COTONOU, Benin, Nov 2 – The naval patrol boat […]

  • Africa’s fisheries fight

    Illegal, unreported, unregulated fishing is becoming a major issue for Africa. Why Africa united to fight illegal fishing WRITTEN BY SAMANTHA MALOOF Earlier this month, over 40 African Union (AU) […]

  • PMSC families plead with UK PM

    Men were employed by AdvanFort, the US PMSC. Families of Britons jailed in India ‘beg’ Theresa May for help The families of six Britons jailed in India are “begging” Prime […]

  • Buhari meets Delta rebels

    Delta violence has cost Nigerian economy dearly in lost oil supplies. Nigeria’s Buhari meets Niger Delta leaders, militants in Abuja By Felix Onuah Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met […]

  • Joint Naval Exercises Underway

    CARAT kicks off. Joint Naval Exercises Underway SAFIYA CHARLES The US and Royal Cambodian Navy joined forces yesterday for the opening ceremony of the seventh annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness Training […]

  • BIMCO updates Guardcon

    Serious concerns over firearms’ provenance. BIMCO updates GUARDCON guidance notes to reinforce importance of validating firearms end user certificates. Press Release BIMCO, the world’s largest international shipping association, has today […]

  • Pakistan, Turkey in navy drills

    News comes as India begins naval drills. Pakistan, Turkey hold joint naval, aerial exercise in North Arabian Sea The Turkish and Pakistani navies conducted a bilateral exercise in the North […]

  • IMB sees piracy fall

    IMB announces drop in reports. World piracy plummets to 20-year low: Maritime watchdog KUALA LUMPUR: Pirate attacks worldwide fell to a 20-year low in the third quarter, the International Maritime […]

  • Sulu Sea route re-opens

    Move follows spate of recent attacks and crew kidnappings. Indonesia Reopens Pirate-Infested Sulu Sea Route for Larger Cargo Ships Jakarta. The government revoked a ban for Indonesian cargo ships with […]

  • Inside the Naham 3 negotiations

    OBP helps the Naham 3 crew to freedom. ‘It made me cry. I don’t cry easily’: Inside the mission to free 26 hostages after 5 years in Somalia The pirates […]