by Jessica Lincoln — MUCH HAS BEEN WRITTEN about the rise of piracy in West Africa. The nexus of criminality, drug trafficking, weapons proliferation and state weakness frames our understanding and perceptions of the region. Maritime companies release updates of pirate attacks and suggested modus operandi of criminal operators. and their picture of West African piracy is […]
International community appreciates considerable role of Russian Navy in counter-piracy campaign, said US state secretary’s deputy assistant Tomas Kelly saying that “we very much value Russian participation in the coalition”. According to official figures, in the last year Russian warships escorted over 30 convoys through the Gulf of Aden with 168 vessels flying flags of […]
Ghana is implementing a vessel traffic management and information system (VTMIS) to provide electronic surveillance and monitoring of the entire coast of the country. This is to prevent potential risk of piracy and armed robbery on the high seas. The system, according to the Deputy Minister of Transport, Ms Dzifa A. Attivor, was to serve […]
Pirates attacked a Greek-owned oil tanker off Nigeria Friday but failed to hijack the ship after the crew hid in a safe room, the International Maritime Bureau said. The tanker was anchored off Lagos when armed pirates boarded early on Friday, said Noel Choong, head of the IMB’s piracy reporting centre in Kuala Lumpur, reports […]
Prior to 1990 piracy was not a major concern in Somali. However, it cost between $6.6 and $6.9 billion in 2011, according to a recent study. The international community has undertaken an array of efforts to prevent and deter pirate attacks off Somalia’s coast. A number of countries also run their own anti-piracy operations in […]
Fleetweb Now Ties Together Weather and Security Systems WORLDWIDE – In response to the continuing interest in up to date information with regard to pirate attacks GAC and SMHI Weather Solutions, the alliance between the freight, logistics and marine support group GAC and the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), has unveiled a new feature […]
TEHRAN – Deputy Navy Commander Gholam Reza Khadem-Bigham has said that behind the scenes, some pave the way for pirate attacks in the region, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Sunday. “The hidden hands equip the pirates to make their attacks not only in Somali waters but also in the region and as a […]
Scores of high-ranking government ministers, security experts, the United Nations and industry leaders from around the world are expected to attend the UAE’s second anti-piracy conference to be held in Dubai next month. The second International Counter-Piracy Conference, to be held on June 27 and 28, under the title A Regional Response to Maritime Piracy: […]
Although BMI does not see the issue of Somali piracy dissipating any time soon, the pirates are increasingly under pressure. Although this will be welcomed by the shipping industry, the growing business of maritime security forces will suffer as a result. The rise of piracy off the coast of West Africa remains a concern, however. EU NAVFOR, […]
The UAE’s second anti-piracy conference to be held in Dubai on 27 -28 June has generated overwhelming interest globally and regionally with scores of high-ranking government ministers, industry leaders, security experts, the United Nations , the International Maritime Organisation, and other stakeholders from around the world expected to attend the event. The International Conference, […]