Tag: Piracy

  • Navy arrests oil theft kingpins

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    No news on prosecutions. Nigerian Navy arrests 3 oil theft kingpins The Nigerian Navy in Delta state have released, from their custody, twenty-one oil theft suspects after their cooperation over […]

  • Nigeria boosts patrol boat numbers

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    Move to boost security with new patrol boats. CDS Lauds FG’s Enthusiasm In Tackling Maritime Insecurity The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabriel Olonishakin, has commended the Federal Government […]

  • Indian Navy’s piracy success

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    Indian Navy lauds its own success. Coast is clear: Pirates in retreat after Navy increases patrolling The Western Naval Command (WNC), which is based in the city, says it has […]

  • The Modernizing PLA Navy

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    Several Chinese analysts have written that major power status rests on the ability to secure the seas. China’s Pivot to the Sea: The Modernizing PLA Navy By Dean Cheng As […]

  • Sri Lanka Navy’s pay days

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    Huge revenue from private maritime security services. Sri Lanka Navy earns US$ 1.5 million in a month from providing maritime security services Sri Lanka Navy said it had earned an […]

  • Buhari decries piracy, arms smuggling

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    Regional maritime crime still a major issue. Buhari decries arms trafficking, piracy in ECOWAS region By: Egena Egena President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, said that the Economic Community of West […]

  • Cancelled summit curiosity

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    The curious case of the cancelled conference. Missing the boat? The cost of postponing the Lomé maritime summit Just two weeks before Africa’s maritime decision makers were due to meet […]

  • Iran, China increase naval ties

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    Joint patrols on the way? Iran, China Widen Military, Naval Cooperation Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari and a visiting military delegation from China in a meeting in Tehran […]

  • Niger Delta security boost

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    Navy bolsters security. Yet again. Navy beefs up security on N-Delta waterways By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR—The Nigerian Navy says it has established double presence on the waterways to forestall crime […]

  • India sacks ‘terror boat’ CG officer

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    Incident involved suspected terrorist boat in January. Coast Guard DIG Loshali sacked for opposite stand on Pak boat New Delhi: The Coast Guard has sacked its DIG B K Loshali […]

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