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Oil theft on the rise in the Niger Delta.

July 2013 Governer Seriake Dickson of the Bayelsa State in South Nigeria recently spoke to media about the threat of oil theft in the Niger Delta. He said that many militant groups use oil theft to finance their violent campaigns in the region. Dikson spoke of his concern for the rising complexity of these organizations that engage in oil theft and […]

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Vigilance Against Extremists Urged

March 2013 The United States Maritime Administration has warned merchant vessels to be on the lookout for attacks by extremist groups in the Arabian sea. On March 13th, the Administration issued a warning saying that “elevated regional tensions have increased the risk of potential maritime attacks conducted by extremists.” This statement also issued some guidance to […]

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Anti-Piracy Ban Hits Shipbuilders

Piracy is an international problem that has some very far-reaching effects. Aside from the loss of human life and economic impact directly affecting the shipping industry, Indian ship builders are now hurting due to this criminal activity as well. The port of Mandvi in India sits on the banks of the Rukmavati river, which flows into the Arabian Sea. Historically, […]

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IMO welcomes adoption of piracy code

June 2013 Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) recently shared his praise for the 22 states that signed the Code of Conduct aimed at preventing piracy of merchant vessels. The Code of Conduct was signed at a conference in Yaounde, Cameroon on June 25th. 13 heads of state from West and Central African countries were […]

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Counter Piracy Training For Djiboutian Navy

April 2013 German EU Naval Force ship FGS Augsburg recently hosted ten sailors from the Djiboutian Navy aboard their vessel to impart some naval wisdom on them. The German frigate is in the region as a part of the European Union Naval Force’s (EU NAVFOR) Operation Atalanta, aimed at securing the Indian Ocean from Somali pirates. While […]

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Piracy meetings reinitiated

May 2013 Shipping industry giants have recently resumed meetings to discuss piracy and its threat to the global economy. Participants included CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk Line and Hamburg Sud — together, these companies account for about 40 percent of world shipping by container volume. They discussed piracy trends in the Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and the […]

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NATO and Chinese Navy Join Forces

June 2013 Although the international task-forces in the Indian Ocean are focused on fighting piracy, they are also engaging in humanitarian aid missions as well. Recently, NATO joined up with medical staff from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy to help residents of Somalia. Chinese and NATO counter-piracy forces in the Indian Ocean had previously discussed […]

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UN Approves Funding

April 2013 At the end of April, an additional group of projects to support anti-piracy initiatives in Somalia and other regional countries was approved for funding by the United Nations Trust Fund for the Fight Against Piracy. The other countries include Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Maldives and the Seychelles. The U.N. Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs, Taye-Brook Zerihoun made […]