Tag: Piracy

  • Piracy Takes Root in Nigeria

    Piracy off the coast of West Africa takes root in the oil-slicked creeks of Nigeria’s southern delta, where militants steal millions of dollars of crude. Experts: Growing piracy across West […]

  • Côte d’Ivoire Stability

    Despite considerable progress since the end of the violent post-election crisis two years ago, Côte d’Ivoire still faces significant threats to its stability, including piracy. Significant threats confront Côte d’Ivoire […]

  • A Unified ‘Asian Voice’

    Singapore’s future as a leading international maritime centre, shipping regulation, piracy, armed robbery, and Greenhouse Gas emissions were all addressed in the message given by the Singapore Shipping Association’s President […]

  • Unreported Piracy Distorts Figures

    Somali piracy still poses a significant threat as numbers remain high and criminals remain heavily armed, say experts, who maintain that figures showing a reduction in Somali piracy mask the […]

  • Solving piracy over time

    The definition of piracy has evolved over time through a series of legal acts and scholarly works. One of the earliest instances was the establishment of admiralty courts in 1340 […]

  • Hand Over

    On 3 April, German Frigate FGS Karlsruhe handed over counter piracy duties to her sister ship FGS Augsburg in a ceremony held in Djibouti port. EU Naval Force Warship FGS […]

  • India Aircraft For The Seychelles

    As part of an ongoing agrement to provide security equipment, the Government of India has supplied the Seychelles with an Indian built Dornier 228-DO maritime partol aircraft. India has given Seychelles a maritime […]

  • Rule of Law to Counter Piracy

    In this interview with David Hammond, he describes the planning, establishment and delivery of EUCAP NESTOR Counter-Piracy Legal Advisory Programme for East Africa as lead lawyer. EUCAP NESTOR: Bolstering the Rule […]

  • Watching the Gulf of Guinea

    As Washington has assessed the implications of Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical energy chokepoint, a crisis has loomed in another critical maritime energy […]

  • EU NAVFOR and Seychelles Co-operating

    During a recent visit EUNAVFOR Force Commander, Rear Admiral Pedro García de Paredes, stressed the importance of maintaining good co-operation between EU NAVFOR and the Seychelles. EU NAVFOR And The Seychelles […]