Tag: Piracy

  • Somalia’s IUU fishing woes

    Resurgence in IUU fishing risks piracy return. Somalia: Fishermen Struggle to Compete with Foreign Vessels By Jason Patinkin Each morning, fishermen in the northern Somali port city of Bosaso pull […]

  • German boost for MMCC

    New kit for MMCC. German equipment for West African maritime surveillance hub Written by Oscar Nkala The German government has donated maritime surveillance and communications equipment to help operationalise a segment of […]

  • Push for armed guards

    The Navy won’t b pleased. AGF seeks amendment to maritime laws Posted By: Oluwakemi Dauda Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN) has urged the National Assembly to amend maritime […]

  • Operation Three Arrows

    Op Three Arrows underway. Multinational exercise in Gulf of Aden aims to further reduce piracy By JASON BEHNKE MANAMA, Bahrain — Operation Three Arrows, a counterpiracy exercise that brought together warships […]

  • Insecurity in the Niger Delta

    Nigeria’s nagging problems. Tackling Insecurity in the Niger Delta Shell’s payment of $4.32 billion to the Nigerian government in 2017, despite the closure of the 400,000 barrels per day capacity […]

  • IMO in Jeddah

    Code of Conduct revised. Jeddah workshop aims to ensure safe and secure regional waters Signatory States to an agreement aimed at repressing piracy, armed robbery and illicit maritime activity in […]

  • Missiles for PH

    Bad news for the region’s terrorists. Philippine Navy To Deploy First Missile-Firing Assault Vessels In Three Months The Philippine Navy’s multipurpose attack vessels are being equipped with Israeli-made missiles, which […]

  • Pakistan’s maritime security

    Assessing the region. Pakistan’s maritime security Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal The Indian Ocean Region is having immense political and economic opportunities for Pakistan. The safety of sea-lanes is crucial for […]

  • IMO audits Kenya

    Clipboards at the ready. Maritime security in focus as IMO team starts audit process Harrison Kivisu Kenya’s maritime industry is in the spotlight as International Maritime Organisation (IMO) begins to […]

  • Pirates on the prowl

    Maritime security in Gulf still a huge issue. Pirates on the prowl, unleash mayhem on Nigeria’s maritime domain The high level of insecurity in Nigerian waterways has ignited a fresh […]