Tag: IMO

  • Keeping the Gulf safe this Christmas

    For 10 Hawke’s Bay young people Christmas Day will be celebrated off the coast of Somalia  Keeping the Gulf safe this Christmas For 10 Hawke’s Bay young people Christmas Day […]

  • Nigeria: Navy hands over 1,646 suspected oil thieves

    As part of the campaign against the theft of the nation oil resources, the authorities of the Nigerian Navy have handed over 1,646 suspected oil thieves to the police Navy […]

  • EU To Lead International Counter-Piracy Efforts

    The European Union will assume the chairmanship of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) for a year from the 1st of January 2014, it was […]

  • 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 […]

  • South Korea OKs deployment extension

    The parliamentary defense committee on Monday approved a bill to extend South Korea’s troop deployment in Somalia, the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan to conduct their missions by another year. […]

  • Environment and Security

    In the light of the IMB’s report on maritime crime in West Africa, last Thursday’s panel discussion at The House of Commons was both extremely well timed and topical Environment […]

  • Guidelines for crimes on ships

    Draft guidelines on the preservation and collection of evidence following  an allegation of a serious crime on board a ship have been approved by the IMO. Guidelines on dealing with crimes […]

  • IMO pledges to assist with piracy code

    IMO has pledged to assist in the implementation of a new Code of Conduct concerning repression of crime against ships in west and central Africa. IMO pledges to assist in […]

  • IMO Secretary General to Visit Jamaica

    Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, Mr Koji Sekimizu, will spearhead a delegation of IMO representatives to Jamaica at the end of this month. IMO Secretary General to Visit […]

  • STCW 95 and Onwards

    As of  1 January 2013, however, STCW is no longer the basic training course considered entry level to working at sea; it’s now mandatory for anyone wishing to begin or […]