Month: January 2016

  • Somali illegal fishing woes

    Illegal fishing threatens local fleets. Somalia: Who is protecting Somalia’s fishermen? By Ahmed Ali As Somalia’s waters have become less dangerous for international shipping, they have become much more dangerous […]

  • Piracy in South East Asia

    Call for more unified action in region. The continuing surge of piracy in South East Asia Clyde & Co LLP – Gerald Yee and Nazirah K. Din The surge of […]

  • Bimco launches cyber guidelines

    Industry turns attention to new threats. Bimco launches new cybersecurity guidelines By Charlie Bartlett from London Bimco has launched a set of guidelines to help the shipping industry secure itself […]

  • JTF reveals arrest figures

    Joint Task Force releases arrest figures. Soldiers Arrest 1,610 Pirates, Others In Niger Delta By Osa Okhomina Authorities of the military operations in the Niger Delta region known as Operation […]

  • China’s new carrier

    New carrier planned by Navy. China defence: Work starts on second aircraft carrier China is building a second aircraft carrier – but this time made entirely from domestic technology, its […]

  • Why Nigeria must equip her navy

    With the vast natural resources in Nigeria’s territorial waters as well as her Exclusive Economic Zone unmanned, the country daily loses several millions to illegal activities at sea, reports Precious […]

  • Promising New Year for Horn of Africa

    In late December 2015 the IGAD Security Sector program brought together a team of specialist and expert representatives to validate the IGAD Integrated Maritime Strategy (2030) and its Action Plan. A […]