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  • SA in “conversation” with Mozambique on Op Copper

    Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) heard the South African military, in all probability in the form of the Joint Operations Division, “prompted a conversation” with Mozambique as regards […]

  • Soft Cyber Laws Make Port Facilities Soft Cyber Targets

    By CDR Michael C. Petta There is widespread recognition that cybersecurity vulnerabilities make the maritime transportation system a soft target. For example, about 10 years ago, a European Union study found “inadequate […]

  • NIMASA trains 250 cadets to boost maritime security

    By Adaku Onyenucheya The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said that it is training 250 new cadets to man its various security platforms in the Lagos-Bayelsa coastal […]

  • Indonesia police seize meth worth $82 million, arrest 17

    Indonesian police said Wednesday they have smashed a drug smuggling ring that moved 2.5 tons of methamphetamine into the country from Afghanistan, a haul worth about $82 million. One Indonesian […]

  • NIMASA To Launch Deep Blue Project

    BY ANAYO ONUKWUGHA Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has said it will soon launch its deep blue project aimed at tackling insecurity within the country’s maritime corridors. Special […]

  • Saudi Arabia says it foiled boat attack off Yanbu

    Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it had intercepted an explosive-laden boat off the Red Sea port of Yanbu after maritime security firms cited “unconfirmed reports” of an attack on a […]

  • 2 agencies set to curb delay, corruption at Nigerian ports

    The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) have agreed to implement joint measures to minimise delay and corrupt practices at the Nigerian ports.This […]

  • Abu Sayyaf’s Last Known Seafarer Abductees Released

    By Ankur Kundu On April 16, ReCAAP released its first quarter report on piracy and armed robbery targeting ships in Asia. The report marks a 39 percent decrease in the […]

  • Suspected Oil Thieves Accuse Naval Officer Of Sponsorship

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Rivers State Command,last Friday paraded eight men suspected to be illegal oil bunckerers, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The suspects, […]

  • Marine Nationale achieves high-value drugs bust

    French frigate FS Guépratte has seized 1,380 lbs (626 kg) of methamphetamine worth more than $17 million, during the latest Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) counter-narcotics operation in the Arabian Sea, […]