Tag: Piracy

  • Nigeria’s huge freight cost loss

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    Huge scale of cost revealed. Nigeria Loses $6bn Freight Cost Yearly to Maritime Piracy By Eromosele Abiodun The federal government is losing $6 billion on freight cost yearly to piracy […]

  • Somali pirate attack

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    Pirates fire on merchant vessel. Attack repelled by ship’s armed security team. According to an alert released by UKMTO on October 16th, a merchant vessel was attacked by pirates off […]

  • CMF and Pakistan meet

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    Information sharing and cooperation explored. Commander of Combined Task Force 150 discusses interoperability with Pakistan Commodore Hassan Alsharani of the Royal Saudi Navy and Commander of CTF150, CMF’s counter-terrorist force […]

  • Curfew in Esszone extended

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    A not unexpected move. Curfew in Esszone extended The curfew order in the waters of seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone) which ends today (Saturday) has been extended […]

  • IRGC weekly reminder

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    Iran’s weekly pot-stirring exercise. IRGC-Army Naval Cooperation to Guarantee Security: Iranian Commander The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy praised the powerful presence of the Iranian Armed Forces […]

  • NIMASA’s vow

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    Still no news on the MV Glarus hostates… NIMASA vows to secure waterways Posted By: Oluwakemi Dauda The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) will secure the nation’s territorial waters, […]

  • US concern over Hambantota port

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    America’s influence isn’t what it used to be. Sri Lanka says no Chinese military base at port Sri Lanka rejected on Wednesday US claims that China might establish a forward […]

  • Esscom smuggling fix?

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    Move to reduce smuggling. Esscom commander supports move to lift ban on barter trade By Poliana Ronnie Sidom SANDAKAN: The state government’s decision to revive the barter trade with neighbouring countries […]

  • Droning on and on

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    Portable surveillance may be the answer. Deploying drones for maritime security By Sulaimon Salau As the development of drone technology gathers momentum, and gets attention of the global maritime space, Nigeria […]

  • Pakistan quits CMF

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    Decision to leave the task force taken after US-led coalition limits fuel supplies, military sources tell Al Jazeera. Pakistan navy quits anti-piracy task force amid worsening US ties by Osama […]

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