Tag: counter piracy

  • Nigeria’s piracy loss

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    Huge scale of loss highlights the issues in region. Maritime piracy: Nigeria loses US$2.74bn in four years Piracy attacks in the Nigerian maritime domain are taking alarming toll on shipping […]

  • CMF on charcoal smuggling

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    lllegal trade funds terror group. CTF152 Hold Counter Charcoal Smuggling Conference The second conference on combatting the illegal smuggling of Somalian charcoal was held at the Combined Maritime Forces headquarters in […]

  • Drones for RMN

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    Programme is a collaboration with the US. RMN to deploy UAS to tighten maritime security LUMUT: In the effort to raise its monitoring capability, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) will […]

  • Nigeria losing trade

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    Concerns other regional nations are taking trade. Sustained insecurity threatens Nigeria’s shipping trade By BAYO AKOMOLAFE Piracy, kidnapping, hijacking of vessels, robbery and other thefts on Nigerian waters have become […]

  • Nigeria in piracy swoop

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    Unfortunately, the legislation to prosecute them still hasn’t been passed. Navy arrests 40 for alleged piracy The Navy said yesterday that it had arrested 40 suspects in the past two […]

  • Iran waves sabre

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    Iran’s response to US sabre-rattling is to point at its own sword. Iran to Maintain Naval Presence on High Seas – Commander In recent years, the Iranian Navy has increased […]

  • Kenya CG takes shape

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    Coast Guard begins to take shape. Brigadier Vincent Loonena to head Kenya Coast Guard Service By Grace Gichuhi Brigadier Vincent Naisho Loonena is the new Director General of the Kenya […]

  • Worrying Somalia UN Report

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    A report submitted to the UN paints a worrying picture of dormant piracy off Somalia. Off Somalia: pirate action groups are only dormant Five important acts of piracy During the […]

  • IMO, GMA port security workshop

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    Continuing efforts to improve security. Workshop on ‘encouraging effective self-auditing of security of ports’ launched in Accra The Ghana Maritime Authority in collaboration with the International Maritime Organization has launched […]

  • Common command for IONS?

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    Information sharing and command clarity could speed up responses. IONS nations moot common military command Representatives of the participating navies of the 32 Indian Ocean Naval Symposium member nations mooted […]

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