Oxberry release GoG Intelligence Report

London based maritime security specialists, Oxberry Risk Strategies have announced the release of Gulf of Guinea: Beyond Intelligence, a specialist report on security and piracy.

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Britons linked to Somali pirate kidnap

The Times of London says a secret section of a United Nations report has linked British citizens with the abduction of Paul and Rachel Chandler.

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Somali Pirates Expand Operations

According to a senior US official, Somali pirates now have expanded their operations as far as the west coast of India. Somali pirates expand operations till West Coast of India Somali pirates now ...

Managing the Global Response

The Counter-Piracy Task Force has released its report on "Managing the Global Response to Maritime Piracy." Managing the Global Response to Maritime Piracy The Counter-Piracy Task Force, a collaboration between the Atlantic Council's ...

Diplomatic Pirate

According to a leaked UN report on Somalia, Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed admitted to UN investigators that he had given "one of the most notorious and influential leaders ...

Pirates and Privateers

The fight against Somali-based pirates is becoming a private battle as global defence cuts reduce naval counter-piracy deployments. Because governments have struggled to contain the spread of piracy in the ...

Substantial Progress

Eleven years after the events of 9/11, a United States Government Accountability Office report has concluded that "substantial progress" has been made in improving maritime security. Maritime Security: GAO sees "Substantial ...

World Piracy Report

International security and risk mitigation company AKE has published its latest monthly piracy report. AKE Publishes World Piracy Report International security and risk mitigation company AKE has published its latest monthly piracy report. AKE's maritime analyst Rory Lamrock ...

Our Man in Hamburg #1

The 25th Maritime Conference (SMM) kicked off in Hamburg yesterday (4th September) with a separate conference on Maritime Security & Defence.  Conference focused on roles of the military, political and ...

Chokepoints

World oil chokepoints for maritime transit of oil are a critical part of global energy security. About half of the world's oil production moves on maritime routes. Chokepoints are narrow channels ...
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