Tag: PMSC
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GoG military exercise starts
Nigeria joins military exercise in Gulf of Guinea The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday deployed six warships and 65 gunboats in a joint multinational maritime exercise comprising navies from 16 countries. […]
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Delta hostages rescued
Nigerian troops rescue 3 Russian sailors, 2 others after raid of pirates’ hideout By Sumaila Ogbaje Three Russian sailors, one Ukrainian and one Equatorial Guinean kidnapped by pirates since 9 […]
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Covid piracy surge?
by Theo Locherer The last quarterly report from the International Maritime Bureau shows the negative effects of the Covid-19 on maritime security. There tend to be significant upswings of piracy […]
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WAF piracy: media to blame?
West African piracy remains a threat but attacks are not becoming more frequent despite headline-grabbing abduction stories in the media. That is the view of Dirk Siebels, senior analyst at […]
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Nigeria clamps down on marsec firms
Nigerian Navy flushing out illegal companies. NSA Commends Navy Over Clampdown On Illegal Maritime Security Outfits By Tarkaa David The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd) has commended […]
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Special deliveries
New cargo allows you to go postal. St Helena’s cherished lifeline ship to return as anti-piracy armory Joe Brock JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The RMS St. Helena, Britain’s last working postal […]
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NL votes for armed guards
Armed guards will wear bodycams to ensure correct procedures followed. Dutch MPs give go head to arming the maritime sector against pirates Dutch shipowners with vessels passing regularly through areas […]
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PMSCs for Dutch flag?
Yes. This is still a thing, apparently. Dutch Govt Looking into Bill on Armed Guards on board Ships The Dutch House of Representatives is debating today a bill on the […]
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NIMASA under fire
Politicians not happy with marsec contract. Reps fault award of $195 m maritime contract to Israeli firm By Eugene Agha The House of Representatives has criticized management of the Nigeria […]
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Seaman Guard crew freed
Good news at last for crew and armed guards. Chennai Six: Britons released from Indian jail Six British former soldiers have been released from an Indian prison four years after […]