Tag: West Africa

  • Panic rooms for ships

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    The legalities of running with armed guards in West Africa mean options are needed. Panic rooms for ships With the latest security alert from BIMCO effectively rendering the use of […]

  • Maritime workers threaten piracy boycott

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    Piracy threat could force workers to strike. Maritime Workers Threaten To Withdraw Service Over Pirates Attacks In Bayelsa Maritime workers in Bayelsa State have threatened to withdraw their services in […]

  • Navy hands over 20 suspected oil thieves

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    Nigerian Navy scoops up another pile of oil thieves. Navy hands over 20 suspected oil thieves to EFCC BY SIMON UTEBOR The Central Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy with […]

  • Epicentre of Nigerian piracy found

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    Bergen Risk Solutions identifies possible hub of Nigerian pirates. Small Town Blues – Epicentre of Nigerian piracy found There is no sign of the Gulf of Guinea piracy problem abating, and […]

  • Royal Navy exercises with Nigerian Navy

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    Opportunity to share knowledge and experience. Royal Navy exercises with Nigerian Navy A Royal Navy frigate has been training with the Nigerian Navy allowing for an exchange of skills and […]

  • ISPS: Benefits and Burdens

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    ISPS: Operational Benefits, Administrative Burdens Op-Ed by Herbert Anyiam Every initiative has positive and negative sides. This applies equally to the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.  Whilst […]

  • BAE to build 3 new OPVs

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    UK MoD awards BAE new contract. BAE Systems awarded contract for U.K. OPV trio BAE Systems reports that it has been been awarded a £348 million (about $584 million) contract […]

  • Armed Guarding End Game

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    Collapse of major PMSC causes industry concerns. Armed Guarding End Game What goes up, must come down – especially when a bubble bursts, Which it seems is exactly what is […]

  • MEND militants running security

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    Perfect case of poachers turned gamekeepers. Governor Dickson Of Bayelsa Outsources Maritime Security To Former Militant ‘Boy Loaf’ In a seeming indication that he is overwhelmed by rising insecurity and […]

  • Piracy still a threat

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    PMSC union raises concerns over complacency. Piracy still a threat – maritime security union In spite of a global drop in maritime piracy, the threat still remains, especially off West […]

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