Tag: Hostage

  • IMB releases report

    New report highlights risk. New IMB report shows persistent piracy risk in Gulf of Guinea The second quarterly report from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) shows that all 2018 […]

  • Intel sharing is caring

    Greater domain awareness to prevent crime. India seeks intelligence info from east Asian nations to combat sea pirates Nirmalya Behera Stressing on security co-operation at the East Asia Summit (EAS), India on […]

  • Call for better SEA intel

    Hopes for better intel in region. Share anti-pirate intel, Lorenzana asks Singapore Francisco Tuyay Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has urged Singaporean authorities to replicate its intelligence fusion in the straits […]

  • PLAN in Ghana

    Ghana looks to boost anti-piracy capabilities. Ghana engages China in joint military exercise With the arrival of the 28th Escort Task Group (ETG 546) of the Chinese Navy, Ghana’s Navy […]

  • Security in the Gulf of Guinea

    Funding for security assured. 37 countries to fund Gulf of Guinea security The 37 members of the Gulf of Guinea have agreed to institute a funding scheme strengthen security in […]

  • Somalia’s IUU fishing woes

    Resurgence in IUU fishing risks piracy return. Somalia: Fishermen Struggle to Compete with Foreign Vessels By Jason Patinkin Each morning, fishermen in the northern Somali port city of Bosaso pull […]

  • Keeping pirates at bay

    Experts say the Gulf of Guinea has become hotspot for maritime piracy Keeping pirates at bay: On board with the Canadian navy off the coast of Nigeria Anna Cunningham The […]

  • CG for Kenya?

    A new CG emerges? Kenya: Bill proposes an armed force to fight terrorism, maritime crime By FRED MUKINDA Kenya could soon have an armed force that will predominantly operate in […]

  • An ASEAN CG?

    ASEAN CG on the way? Asean experts gun for integrated Coast Guard Venkatesh Bayya Visakhapatnam: Increased maritime security in the form of an integrated ASEAN Coast Guard and efforts by India […]

  • IMB issues report

    IMB issues its annual report. IMB: Global Piracy at 22-Year Low, Somalian Dangers Rise A total of 180 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported to the […]