Tag: Angola

  • Angola calls for stronger marsec laws

    Need for legal framework in region. Foreign Minister Calls for Greater Criminalization of Illegal Acts At Sea Luanda — The minister of Foreign Affairs, Goerges Chikoti, advocated greater adoption by […]

  • German Navy vessels make port call in Angola

    Ships heading to join EUNAVFOR operations off Somalia. German Navy vessels make port call in Angola Three German Navy vessels, due to take part in Exercise Good Hope with the […]

  • Angola reaffirms piracy fight

    Nation committed to fighting piracy and maritime crime.  Angola Reaffirms Support for Fight Against Maritime Piracy The Angolan permanent representative to the Maritime Organisation (IMO), Miguel Gaspar Fernandes Neto, recently […]

  • Angola: new naval powerhouse?

    Huge expansion of navy planned.  Angola: West Africa’s new naval powerhouse? By Cassie Blombaum, Guardian Global Resources The powers that be in Luanda are apparently engaging in a massive expansion […]

  • Angola Modernizes Navy

    New vessels to combat piracy, smuggling and illegal fishing.  Angola Modernizes Navy to Protect Maritime Resources By Francisco Galamas Last month, Brazil and Angola signed a Technical Memorandum of Understanding for the Brazilian […]

  • Angola receiving 7 patrol boats

    New boats to reinforce maritime security in region.  Angola To Receive Seven Patrol Vessels From Brazil Angola will acquire seven patrol vessels to be produced by the Brazilian Navy’s Empresa […]

  • Angola’s Gulf of Guinea concerns

    Government concerned with maritime security in region. Angola Defends Reinforcement of Security in Gulf of Guinea Washington — The need of reinforcing the international cooperation in fighting piracy, aimed to […]

  • Nigerian pirates fool Naval Command

    The curious case of the MV Gare and MT Kerala. MV-GARE Piracy Scandal : How Sea Pirates Hoodwinked Naval Command …Nigerian Navy Denies Involvement BEVERLY HILLS, July 28, (THEWILL) – Indications […]

  • An Emerging Threat?

    In many ways the Gulf of Guinea is a perfect incubator for piracy. Surrounded by some of Africa’s most proficient oil producers the Gulf is a major transit route for oil […]