Reporting indicates that the F/V ATLANTIC PRINCESS (IMO8124412) was boarded 65nm South of Tema resulting in the kidnap of 5 crew. The vessel is understood […]

Dryad Reports that Tensions between Israel and Palestine have risen substantially in the past 12 days. Following the eviction of 12 Palestinian families from their homes in the Sheikh […]

Maritime Safety Committee resolution calls for greater collaboration to tackle escalating attacks in Gulf of Guinea. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called for increased […]

The Greek-flagged tanker Astro Perseus was at sea about 3.1 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Nongsa in East Indonesia’s Batam when a suspicious small vessel […]

ADVISORY 001/MAY/2021 1. Category: BOARDING 2. Time: 19TH May 2021 at 1830 UTC. 3. Description: MDAT-GOG received a report of a vessel being boarded in […]

https://www.petrospot.com/events/marsec21 Building on the success of MarSec20+ conference, which offered intelligent debate, lively Q&A sessions and a ream of networking opportunities to over 600 delegates, […]

Constant Systems founded in 1989 operates in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Research sector manufacturing high pressure cell disruption equipment used in the development of lifesaving […]

Events have increased in tempo on a positive note ahead of the launch of Nigeria’s comprehensive maritime security strategy, writes Vincent Obia The assets acquisition […]

As the insurgency in northern Mozambique continues to escalate, not only is the humanitarian crisis deepening, but the instability’s ripple effects are being felt far […]

Exploring how piracy or Iranian naval strategy could be adapted by terrorists to strike chokepoints, Israel and other stakeholders can get ahead of this threat. […]

On Tuesday, during a phone conversation with Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Japan’s Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide said that his government “strongly opposes” China’s growing […]

The renewed conflict between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants has spilled over into the maritime sector. The Israeli ports of Ashdod and Ashkelon have […]

China has passed a new legislation to strengthen the power of its maritime safety authorities sparking fears that tensions between Beijing and other Asian countries, […]

New Delhi: Adm G Ashok Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy today said that the Indian Navy’s (IN) […]

KARACHI (Dunya News) – In an operation in the high seas, the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency has arrested 28 foreign fishermen for illegal fishing. A […]

In the spring of 2021, Russia conducted a sizeable military buildup along its border with Ukraine and in occupied Crimea. Most of these deployments were […]

Vietnam is building up its maritime militia in the South China Sea in an apparent challenge to Chinese efforts to dominate the disputed waterway, according to a […]

French energy giant Total announced Monday that it is suspending its $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique following recent militant attacks in […]

The ReCAAP piracy reporting center has issued a new warning about the risk of boardings and armed robberies in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait traffic […]

The recent attacks on the coastal town of Palma, Cabo Delgado, over the past few weeks by Islamic State affiliated Ahlu Sunnah Wa-Jamamah (ASWJ), prove […]

An Iranian fuel tanker had been attacked near Syria, resulting in a deadly fire that had killed at least 3 people. The incident happened on […]

Reporting indicates that around 0221hrs UTC, a vessel came under attack approximately 270nm South of Lagos.  The vessel is reportedly currently under escort and vessel […]

Reporting indicates that around 1030hrs UTC, the Containership CONTSHIP NEW was under  attack. Crew members were reported mustered in the citadel. This incident is ongoing. […]

General Bipin Rawat, the Chief of Defence Staff, announced that the country will establish an apex federal body designated the National Maritime Commission (NMC) by […]

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh, has stressed the need for the involvement of judges, lawyers, and other […]

Reports say the Italian Navy is the latest European force to join Ghana’s anti-piracy campaign in the Gulf of Guinea. Crew from the Carlo Bergamini-class […]

Praesidium Report that On April 20th, around 1825UTC, some 190NM South of Lagos, the Liberia-flagged container vessel ROSA (IMO: 9484534) was approached by one single […]

Nigeria has an urgent insecurity problem. News from the country often emphasizes insecurity related to Islamic insurgents in Northern Nigeria, organized armed banditry involving Fulani herdsmen, farmer-herder conflicts, kidnapping and armed robbery. […]

Malaysia is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vietnam this year to strengthen cooperation in maritime security, including addressing the encroachment issue […]

IBF LIST of designated risk areas, with applicable benefits (as of 1st November 2020):1) IBF Warlike Operations Area – 12 nm. off the mainland Yemeni […]

Unconfirmed media reporting has indicated that the MV HYPERION RAY (IMO9690559), has been involved in an incident off the coast of Fujairah.  The original source […]

The Yemeni group claimed to have targeted Aramco’s refineries in the coastal cities of Jeddah and Jubail but Saudi Arabia has yet to confirm. Yemen’s […]

The incidents of armed robbery against ships continued to occur to ships while underway in the Singapore Strait. During 8 – 11 Apr 21, three […]

The waters off Mozambique are becoming a major new security hotspot in the Indian Ocean. An Islamist insurrection in northern Mozambique that the government seems […]

BEIRUT: The Syrian government signed a 4-year contract with a Russian company for oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean Sea that could spark a […]

As part of efforts to stem insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria has agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with three other […]

Four Nigerian Navy Ships are to collaborate with the Spanish Navy War Ship (SNS) Furor, to conduct a two-day sea exercise to develop capacity toward […]

French Marine Nationale ships have recorded five seizures of illicit drugs in just six days whilst participating in a counter-narcotics focused operation under the command […]

Dryad Reporting indicates that the Iran-flagged cargo vessel MV ‘SAVIZ‘ has suffered an explosion whilst operating in the Lower Red Sea in position 15°09N 041°01E . The Iranian flagged SAVIZ […]

In its recently issued Casebook containing safety lessons learned from maritime incidents, the Swedish Club describes a piracy attack on a tanker while waiting to […]

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/3/29/can-another-suez-canal-blockage-be-avoided Salvage crews refloat container vessel stuck on major shipping route. A major disruption to global trade is closer to being resolved. Salvage crews set […]

There’s no vaccine against poor mental health, writes Johan Smith from Sailors’ Society. As so many have said, we live in unprecedented times. First, we […]

Executive Summary 31 incidents took place in 24 different countries within the Energy sector, involving 64 fatalities and 211injuries. Fire and explosion were the biggest […]

Divers were scouring the waters of the Java Sea on Sunday for 17 fishermen reported missing after their boat capsized following a crash involving a […]

Many South Africans, some contractors working on the construction of the French Total energy company’s Afungi liquid natural gas processing plant, were caught up in […]

Security forces tasked with tackling oil smuggling are benefiting from the illicit business they are mandated to curb. Nigeria ranks first on the list of countries worldwide […]

Hebrew-language broadcaster Channel 12 has  reported that an Israeli vessel was reportedly damaged in an Iranian missile attack while sailing through the Arabian sea towards […]

he Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have lamented that the security architecture of the country has broken down and that the country is drifting […]

The French government on Wednesday expressed willingness to offer the Nigerian Navy its full cooperation, to tackle piracy and other forms of insecurity in the Gulf of […]

British ex-cop ‘grabs AK-47 and kills two Islamists’ to escape five-day assault on Mozambique gas city: Another Briton is killed and others missing as jihadis […]