Tag: Piracy

  • Create jobs to fight piracy

    Economic prosperity key to winning piracy fight. Create jobs not jails to fight maritime crime, says Somaliland’s counter-piracy chief Contributor:  Andrew Elwell If there’s one thing that the Somaliland government […]

  • Port2Port case thrown out in Nigeria

    Case thrown out and men free to return to work.  Port2Port West Africa contractors dishcarged Port2Port West Africa’s contractors have been exonerated of all charges on the order of Justice […]

  • US, Nigerian forces train together

    Gulf of Guinea remains piracy hotspot.  US, Nigerian forces train for maritime security Story by 1st Lt. Maida Kalic NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy – Illicit and uncontrolled activities, including trafficking, […]

  • Former Militants Back Jonathan

    Ex-gunmen back current Nigerian President. Once Terror of Nigerian Oil, Former Militants Back Jonathan By Dulue Mbachu As the Islamist group Boko Haram intensifies attacks in northern Nigeria, former militants in […]

  • Maritime crime prosectors meet

    Message that pirates are still out there. Third Regional Prosecutors’ Conference on Maritime Security Starts Today in Dar es Salaam From 2 to 4 December, prosecutors from around the Horn […]

  • Pakistan Navy ships dock at Jeddah

    Visit follows joint exercises. Pakistan Navy ships dock at Jeddah port JEDDAH – Two combating ships from Pakistan Navy PNS ALAMGIR and PNS ASLAT docked at Jeddah Port on Sunday. The […]

  • India reinforces maritime domain

    Improvements since Mumbai, but issues persist. India Reinforces Maritime Domain Awareness, but Challenges Remain  VIJAY SAKHUJA Six years ago, in November 2008, a group of Pakistan-based terrorists landed at unsecured […]

  • Alphard Security builds on success

    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

    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 […]

  • President tours PMPF base

    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 […]