Tag: Gulf of Guinea

  • Naval chief links insiders to piracy

    Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Dele Ezeoba has blamed the activities of insiders for the incessant attacks on ships in Nigerian waters especially in the Niger Delta region. Naval […]

  • Protecting Hydrocarbon Wealth

    The Ghanaian Navy says it is setting up special boat units to deal with maritime security challenges like piracy in order to secure the country’s new-found offshore oil and gas […]

  • Beyond Piracy

    Piracy has dominated news headlines over the past few years. This is unsurprising when we consider the scale of the challenge faced which reached such a height that the international […]

  • Spirit of Cooperation

    The recent highly successful Offshore Patrol Vessel presented by the Nigerian Navy welcomed in the Spirit of Cooperation the advancement of the Gulf of Guinea Critical Gas and Oil Infrastructure-Task […]

  • Not Mission Impossible

    Leading maritime intelligence provider, Dryad Maritime have issued their latest report ‘Special Advisory, The West Africa Problem; Mission Not Impossible’, which focuses on the rapidly evolving nature of maritime crime […]

  • Navy Kills 6 Pirates, Injures 1

    Nigeria’s navy killed six pirates and injured one other in its latest attack to try to stop the outlaws from expanding their territory in the Gulf of Guinea Nigeria navy […]

  • EU Boost Anti-Piracy Efforts

    The European Union said Wednesday that it was preparing to increase security efforts in the Gulf of Guinea, the West African maritime region that has become a global piracy hotspot […]

  • Nigerian navy kills 12 pirates

    The Nigerian navy has killed 12 suspected pirates and rescued a hijacked vessel laden with fuel in the country’s oil-producing Niger Delta region Nigerian navy kills 12 pirates The Nigerian […]

  • Nigerian Navy chief discusses “myriad of maritime threats” in Gulf of Guinea

    Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogbeche Ogbor, the Nigerian Navy’s Chief of Policy and Plans (CCPLANS), discusses the “myriad of maritime threats” in Gulf of Guinea with Andrew Elwell for DefenceIQ   Nigerian Navy chief […]

  • Vessel Movements and Cargoes Studied

    Dryad Maritime Intelligence have warned Lloyds Joint Cargo Committee about a new threat in the Gulf of Guinea region that leaves vessels vulnerable to hijack Vessel Movements and Cargoes Studied […]