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More IMO warns shipping industry of fake piracy reports
25th June 2019The International Maritime Organization warns that alerts being issued from the email account of the Regional Maritime Information Sharing Centre (REMISC) in Sana’a, Yemen (infoex@remisc.org) are not legitimate.
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More Case study released of stowaways in steering gear trunk
12th June 2019The Swedish Club has released a case study of stowaways in the steering gear trunk of a container vessel that departed from Lagos
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More India bans its seafarers from Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea
7th June 2019Directorate General of Shipping in India has banned Indian seafarers from working in vessels in Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea, as piracy and kidnapping incidents increase.
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More Only international action will stop increase in piracy says BIMCO
27th May 2019A fresh annual report from the International Maritime Bureau shows that attacks in West Africa helped push piracy numbers up in 2018. In terms of military and law enforcement, an international operation is not complicated, so what is needed above all is the will to act.
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More Nigeria and other Gulf of Guinea states lose USD777m annually to piracy according to UN report
19th May 2019A new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reveals that Nigeria and other countries in the Gulf of Guinea lost US$777.1 million to piracy and other maritime crimes.
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More Shipping security tightens as investigations probe Iran links to tanker attacks
14th May 2019Lloyd’s Register has surveyed damage sustained by two of the four tankers alleged to have been “sabotaged” in waters off Fujairah at the weekend, as Norway upgraded security warnings for its vessels visiting ports in the Middle East region.
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More Heavy Lift Vessel Blue Marlin attacked by pirates off West Africa
7th May 2019The Boskalis semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Blue Marlin was ransacked by pirates offshore West Africa on 5 May 2019, causing damage that has left the ship inoperable.
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More Office of National Security hosts meeting on maritime security in Gulf of Guinea
6th May 2019Maritime security and safety are at the core of the Gulf of Guinea Inter-Regional Network’s (GoGIN) Project for sustainability of the Blue Economy.
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More Security from coast to coast
3rd May 2019With more than 30 000 kilometres of coastline, the fortunes of the African continent are inextricably bound to safety and security at sea.
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More Op Atalanta halts first piracy attempt in seven months off Somalia
26th April 2019The capture of a Yemeni dhow off the Somalian coast was all that initially went right for a suspected pirate gang. Four days later they and the captured vessel were apprehended by the European Union Naval Force’s (EU NavFor’s) Operation Atalanta after failed attempts to board three vessels.
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More Training on combating piracy in the Gulf of Guinea for seafarers and boarding team leaders
17th April 2019The Interregional Maritime Security Institute organised a training course for sea authorities to deal with piracy attacks from 16 to 19 April 2019 in Cote d’Ivoire
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More ISPS Code implementation and US sanctions on Nigeria
15th April 2019Barely one year after expressing satisfaction with Nigeria’s compliance level with the International Ships and Ports Security (ISPS) Code, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has placed sanctions on Nigeria for port security lapses.
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More Shipping needs to be on Red Alert for Cyber Attack
12th April 2019As the maritime sector is being targeted by highly motivated cyber criminals, the shipping industry should be on the highest alert for a cyber attack, Itai Sela, CEO of cyber security specialist Naval Dome, said.
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More Maritime piracy incidents down in Q1 2019 but kidnapping risk in Gulf of Guinea persists
8th April 2019The International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report for the first quarter of 2019 reveals fewer incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships than the first three months of 2018.
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More EU scales down Operation Sophia by ending naval patrols in the Mediterranean
5th April 2019Brussels announced that it would end its naval patrols after the Italian government said it would no longer receive migrants rescued at sea.
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More Task force to coordinate Horn of Africa regional interventions
4th April 2019Countries in the Horn of Africa have formed a task force to co-ordinate regional interventions in the face of threats to marine resources and security around the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
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More Spain takes over EU anti-piracy mission from Britain due to Brexit
29th March 2019On Friday 29 March 2019 Spain took over from Britain a European Union maritime mission that combats piracy off the coast of Somalia as Britain's planned departure from the bloc nears.
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More Tanker hijacked by rescued migrants
28th March 2019A Maltese special operations team on Thursday boarded a tanker that had been hijacked by migrants rescued at sea, and returned control to the captain, before escorting it to a Maltese port.
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More After ten years of Piracy in the Indian Ocean region is Somali piracy still a threat
15th March 2019On 6 November the United Nations (UN) Security Council renewed the authorisation for international naval forces to carry out anti-piracy measures off Somalia's coast. It is now 10 years since the first resolution was passed in 2008 to respond to piracy and robbery against humanitarian and commercial ships in the region.
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More Piracy High Risk Area boundaries reduced in Indian Ocean
11th March 2019New advice issued to merchant ship operators about the boundaries of the High Risk Area in the Indian Ocean where the threat from piracy exists, while emphasising that a serious threat from piracy still exists in the region.
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More Piracy and high seas crime growing and becoming more sophisticated UN Security Council told
5th February 2019International maritime crime is becoming increasingly sophisticated as criminal groups exploit jurisdiction and enforcement challenges on the high seas and pose “immediate danger to people’s lives and safety”, the UN anti-drugs and crime chief warned the Security Council on Tuesday.
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More Nigeria ratifies 40 Maritime Conventions and domesticates 19 International Laws
28th January 2019In the area of maritime security, which is critical to actualising safe and secure shipping, the NIMASA DG informed participants that the draft suppression of piracy and other maritime offenses bill facilitated by the agency, aimed at criminalising piracy and other maritime offenses have been forwarded to the national assembly.
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More Piracy is just one of the challenges facing shippers in West Africa
26th January 2019Governments from this diverse group of countries have committed themselves to improving maritime security including, but not limited to, the fight against piracy. There’s increasing recognition that capacity-building is necessary.
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More BIMCO says that only international action will stop increase in piracy
22nd January 2019Turning the tide of piracy and attacks is not a difficult operation in terms of military and law enforcement, according to Jakob P. Larsen, BIMCO Head of Maritime Security. The will to act and get both local and international involvement and cooperation on the other hand, may be.
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More Charcoal smuggling finances Somali terrorist groups
18th January 2019Terrorists are making over $7 million a year by smuggling charcoal illegally out of Somalia, according to estimates by the Royal Navy.
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More IMB reports piracy attacks more than double in Gulf of Guinea
18th January 2019Piracy increased on the world’s seas in 2018, with a marked rise in attacks against ships and crews around West Africa, according to a report from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
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More Pirates kidnap crew members from container ship in Gulf of Guinea
4th January 2019The 2,700 TEU Mandy was under way in the Gulf of Guinea on Wednesday when she was attacked and boarded at a position about 55 nm offshore. Six crew members have been reported missing.
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More EU NAVFOR marks 10 years of operations
8th December 2018The European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) celebrated ten years of maritime operations on 8 December 2018.
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More Nigerian International Ship and Port Facility Security Code Implementation Committee inaugurated
7th December 2018The International Ship and Port Facility Security Code Implementation Committee (ICIC) is a committee chaired by Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the Designated Authority for the ISPS Code initiative.
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More Japan to expand Djibouti base despite decline in piracy
22nd November 2018In 2009, Japan set up a military facility in Djibouti to combat rising incidents of piracy off Northeast Africa. A decade later, the pirates have been largely defeated, but Tokyo intends to expand its Djibouti base.
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More IMO holds workshop boosting maritime security in Gulf of Guinea
19th November 2018A regional workshop for participants from a number of countries in the Gulf of Guinea, held in Tema, Ghana from 13 to 16 November 2018 has helped to build national capacity to enhance port security.
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More Swiss open investigation into Nigerian pirate kidnappings
22nd October 2018Basel’s public prosecutor has opened an investigation into the case of a Swiss-registered ship hijacked off the coast of Nigeria in September.
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More EU antipiracy mission headquarters to move from UK to France and Spain
31st July 2018The headquarters of the EU’s anti-piracy missions off the coast of Somalia will be moved from the UK to France and Spain next year as EU leaders revealed the latest consequence of Brexit.
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More New approach to Somali pirates frees more hostages
30th June 2018The Economist has reported on a new strategy to reduce piracy incidents and free hostages: don’t pay the ransom, do pay the expenses.
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More New source for maritime security advice
29th June 2018The new Maritime Global Security website, www.maritimeglobalsecurity.org, is a collection of all security-related guidance produced by the industry, as well as links to other useful maritime and military security resources, and serves as a ‘one stop shop’ for maritime security advice.
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More European Union conclusions on the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea adopted on 25 June 2018
25th June 2018European Council on Refugees and Exiles: European Union adopted conclusions on the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea at the 3628th meeting of the Council on 25 June 2018
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More Queen Mary 2 through Gulf of Aden
18th June 2018Armed former Royal Marines secretly joined passengers on a luxury cruise to protect them from pirates.
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More Piracy incidents double off coast of East Africa in 2017
21st May 2018The number of piracy incidents doubled off the coast of East Africa in 2017 compared to 2016, an international maritime body said in its latest report. This indicates that Somali criminal networks are still capable of sophisticated attacks, according to the report by One Earth Future (OEF)'s Oceans Beyond Piracy program.
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More Pirate attacks worsen in Gulf of Guinea
11th April 2018A surge in armed attacks against ships around West Africa is pushing up global levels of piracy and armed robbery at sea, warns the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
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More Assessment that Houthi attack on merchant ship will not impede shipping
6th April 2018This week's missile attack on a tanker off Yemen sparked diplomatic outrage, but it is unlikely to affect merchant traffic in the Red Sea, according to multiple assessments.
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More Maritime transport in Africa and efforts to avoid illegal passengers
23rd March 2018International experts and port managers are meeting in a workshop in Yaounde to analyse the current situation of stowaway passengers on ships and define strategies to reduce their number.
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More Enhancing African Maritime Security
23rd March 2018The latest Africa Center Maritime Security program examined the Seychelles’ approach to combatting criminality on the seas and lessons for other maritime states in Africa.
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More Maritime piracy and armed robbery reaches 22 year low says IMB report
11th January 2018A total of 180 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported to the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in 2017, according to the latest IMB report. It is the lowest annual number of incidents since 1995, when 188 reports were received.
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More Ending piracy in Nigerian waters
5th January 2018Eromosele Abiodun writes that the report by the International Maritime Bureau on rising cases of piracy in Nigeria focused on government agencies responsible for tackling the menace.
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More Threat of piracy heightened off Somalia and Yemen
18th December 2017The increased threat of piracy off Somalia and Yemen since the Aris 13 hijacking in March is set to continue due to heightened insecurity in the High Risk Area.
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More G7 and Gulf of Guinea nations join forces against maritime crimes
12th December 2017The G7 Friends of the Gulf of Guinea Group met in Nigeria to join forces with regional stakeholders to tackle the issues of maritime crimes bedeviling the region.
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More EUNAVFOR marks ninth anniversary
12th December 2017Friday 8th December 2017 marks the ninth anniversary of EU Naval Force Somalia’s Operation Atalanta, the successful EU Naval Force counter- piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali Basin.
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Fifty six mariners kidnapped in Gulf of Guinea in 2017
11th December 2017There have been 15 attacks against commercial ships reported within a 60 nautical miles radius of Bony Island over recent weeks, data from maritime security firm Dryad Maritime shows.
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More EU NAVFOR captures suspected pirates
19th November 2017EU NAVFOR Somalia’s Flagship, the Italian vessel ITS Virginio Fasan, has apprehended six suspected pirates and seized their vessels.
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More UN SECURITY COUNCIL RECOGNISES ROLE OF PRIVATELY CONTRACTED ARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL
9th November 2017The UN Security Council encouraged flag States and port States to consider development of measures on board vessels, including, where applicable, developing regulations for the use of privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships, aimed at preventing and suppressing piracy off the coast of Somalia.