5 April 2022

Increased threat of Piracy issued

WARNING 002/APR/2022 1. CATEGORY: INCREASED THREAT OF PIRACY 2. TIME: 1347 UTC ON 05TH APRIL 2022 3. DESCRIPTION: MDAT-GOG has been made aware that there is an increased threat […]
4 April 2022

The Deepblue Project grows as Nigeria Acquires New Warship for Maritime Security

Nigeria is set to boost its coastal and regional waters security with the acquisition of a new warship, According to the spokesman for the navy, […]
4 April 2022

Vessel boarded 278 NM south of Lome

MDAT-GoG reporting indicates that a vessel has been boarded approximately 278nm South Lome, Togo.  MDAT-GoG reporting indicates that a vessel has been boarded in position […]
1 April 2022

The rapid rise of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea poses a threat to regional security

ARX Mouldings has been following a great report that goes on to say the coastal area surrounding the Gulf of Guinea comprises 17 countries. Nine […]
1 April 2022

Baltic Sea Security Suffering and showing huge Shortfalls

Stakeholders and nations near the Baltic Sea need to evolve their security framework, relationships, capabilities, and training as “the relative strength of the Baltic Sea […]
1 April 2022

Somalia launches new maritime facility to boost security

Somalia has inaugurated a high-tech maritime facility for the police to boost security along the coastline as the country continues to expand its blue economy, […]
17 March 2022

Update on Piracy and armed robbery in Asia

ARX Mouldings has been following the report shared and Although the overall situation in Asia in 2021, compared to 2020, has improved with regards to […]
16 March 2022

Battle in Nigeria for Maritime Security Leaders

ARX Mouldings is following reports that the Nigerian Navy has raised alarm on the potential conflict over the planned expansion of the mandate of the Nigerian Maritime […]
15 March 2022

31 countries join together for the largest exercise to combat maritime security in the GoG

ARX Mouldings is following reports that The Nigerian Navy on Friday deployed 10 warships and two helicopters in a joint multinational maritime exercise comprising 31 […]
15 March 2022

Protection against Piracy in Somalian waters has ceased

The United Nations Security Council has not extended UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2608 (2021) which, among other measures, allowed for the fight against piracy […]
10 March 2022

EU offers “a secure facebook” tool to fight maritime security threats in Indo-Pacific

A Philippine coastguard ship patrols near Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea last year. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard Handout via AP The European Union is seeking […]
7 March 2022

Nigeria piracy lower, but Gulf of Guinea still remains dangerous reports IMB

SAO Tome and Principe, Gabon, Benin, and four other African countries led the sailors to kidnap chart of the International Maritime Bureau, IMB, in 2021, […]
7 March 2022

Increased Threat of Piracy Warning

MDAT-GOG has been made aware that there is an increased threat of piracy activity in the following area for the next 24 to 48 hours. […]
7 March 2022

Geneva Declaration for human rights at sea launched which aims to protect all

ARX Mouldings is aware that Human Rights at sea is launching the declaration. The Declaration is one of our most important pieces of work to […]
7 March 2022

ITF Secures War Zone Pay for Sections of Black Sea and Sea of Azov

ARX Mouldings is following reports that The Joint Negotiating Group (JNG) representing global shipowners and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have agreed to designate […]
2 March 2022

Government approve Nigeria Maritime Security Trust Fund

ARX Mouldings is following reports that The bill titled, ‘A Bill for an Act to Establish the Nigerian Maritime Security Trust Fund for the Purpose […]
2 March 2022

Security concerns of Ukraine’s ports will keep them closed until the invasion ends

ARX Mouldings is following reports that Ukrainian ports will remain closed until Russia’s invasion ends, the head of Ukraine’s Maritime Administration said on Monday, adding […]
2 March 2022

3 vessels boarded by 13 pirates in the Singapore Straits

The first Bulk Carrier was boarded by three perpetrators while underway (01°14’58″N 104°04’10″E) along the Eastbound Lane of Traffic Separation Scheme, Singapore Strait on 2 […]
24 February 2022

Breaking: Blockage of access to the Sea of Azov

ARX Mouldings has received reports from Dryad that On the morning of the 24th February 2022 Russian forces are understood to have commenced operations within Ukraine […]
23 February 2022

Nigeria to set up Maritime Safety and Security centre

ARX Mouldings is following reports that Nigeria will soon set up a regional maritime safety and research center that will serve as a capacity development […]
23 February 2022

“It was so bad and so dark, we really thought we were going to die.”

A crew, shipwrecked by a cyclone in the Indian Ocean, has thanked Sailors’ Society’s Crisis Response Network for helping them through their trauma. The vessel, […]
21 February 2022

Starting to boil over? Pakistan and Indian Security threats

ARX Mouldings is following reports that Pakistan’s maritime authorities have arrested 31 Indian fishermen and seized five of their vessels for allegedly fishing in the […]
21 February 2022

Explosive-laden boat belonging to the Houthi militia destroyed in the Red Sea

ARX Mouldings is following reports that The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said it had launched 18 operations targeting the Iran-backed Houthi militia in […]
21 February 2022

UN’s Contact Group changes its policy on Somali Piracy

ARX Mouldings is following reports that the decline in piracy off the coast of Somalia is one of the recent success stories for the maritime […]
21 February 2022

Increased threat of Piracy latest warning

WARNING 003/FEB/2022 – AMEND 001 1. CATEGORY: INCREASED THREAT OF PIRACY 2. TIME: 2030UTC on 20th February 2022 3. DESCRIPTION: MDAT-GoG has been made aware that there is […]
17 February 2022

UK invests £25 million to support Indo-Pacfic maritime security needs

The Prime Minister is set to sign off on a £25 million security package with Australia as the UK looks to build on its defence pact with Canberra. Boris […]
17 February 2022

We revisit – “The Black Sea Example” – How the shore affects offshore

The world is changing. Previously calm seas are waking up from their geopolitical slumber and threats to maritime trade are no longer confined to suspicious […]
17 February 2022

Nigerian Navy pledges continued security in Niger Delta

The outgoing Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Eastern Naval Command, Rear Adm. S.K. Ibrahim says the Nigerian Navy will continue to provide adequate security to Critical […]
11 February 2022

Part 5 of 5 – Assessing the success of reducing blue crime in the GoG

Background – Transnational cooperation in Fighting blue crime in the Gulf of Guinea The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) is a vital sea lane stretching across […]
11 February 2022

Part 4 of 5 – The Elephant in the room

Background – Transnational cooperation in Fighting blue crime in the Gulf of Guinea The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) is a vital sea lane stretching across […]
11 February 2022

Part 3 of 5 – International support for GoG nations

Background – Transnational cooperation in Fighting blue crime in the Gulf of Guinea The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) is a vital sea lane stretching across […]
11 February 2022

Part 2 of 5 – The Yaoundé Architecture: a regional approach to blue crime

Background – Transnational cooperation in Fighting blue crime in the Gulf of Guinea The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) is a vital sea lane stretching across […]
11 February 2022

A 5 Part Study – Transnational cooperation in Fighting blue crime in the Gulf of Guinea – Part 1..

PART 1 – “Blue crime” and maritime (in)security in the Gulf of Guinea Introduction The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) is a vital sea lane stretching […]
11 February 2022

NEW ALERT: Increased threat of piracy

WARNING 002/FEB/2022 1. CATEGORY: INCREASED THREAT OF PIRACY 2. TIME: 2140 UTC ON 10TH February 2022 3. DESCRIPTION: MDAT-GOG has been made aware that there is an increased threat […]
10 February 2022

Pakistan use security pressure to seize six vessels for poaching

Pakistan arrests 36 Indian fishermen, seizes six vessels for ‘poaching inside Pakistani territorial waters. Pakistan’s maritime authorities have arrested 36 Indian fishermen and seized their […]
8 February 2022

Increased threat of piracy SW of Malabo Port

WARNING 001/FEB/2022 1. CATEGORY: INCREASED THREAT OF PIRACY 2. TIME: 0600 UTC ON 08TH February 2022 3. DESCRIPTION: MDAT-GOG has been made aware that there is an increased threat […]
7 February 2022

ISPS code is a key component of maritime security in Nigeria

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh says that the implementation of the International Ship and Port […]
3 February 2022

FPSO TRINITY SPIRIT sank after explosion, Delta State, Nigeria

A Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel TRINITY SPIRIT with a capacity to process up to 22,000 barrels of oil per day, inject up […]
31 January 2022

Nigeria saves large Oil thefts as the Navy‘s arrests over 44 Vessels

ARX Mouldings is follow reports around rising crude oil theft, piracy and illegal refineries in the Maritime sector has remained a major challenge as it […]
31 January 2022

Pirates kill a naval officer and 11 others

  Five persons released by pirates who hijacked their boat on their way from the Safe Journey beach in Calabar, Cross River State, to Oron […]
28 January 2022

Ghana Navy to deploy and protect offshore oil fields in light of a new wave of threats

ARX Mouldings has been following reports that The Ghana Navy has signed an agreement with Tullow Ghana Limited for Ghanaian Navy vessels to provide security […]
28 January 2022

MDAT-GOG issues a new piracy warning threat

WARNING 005/JAN/2022 1.                  Category: INCREASED THREAT OF PIRACY 2.                  Date: 28th  January 2022 3.            Description: MDAT-GOG has been made aware that there is an increased threat of piracy activity in the […]
26 January 2022

B Ocean Hijacked during bunker operations 54nm SSW of Abidjan

ARX Has received multiple reports that the Attack was confirmed. Pirates are understood to have boarded and hijacked the vessel before departing the vessel with […]
25 January 2022

Reports of irregular activity along the western Coast of Ghana

ADVISORY NOTICE 001/JAN/2022 1.   Category: IRREGULAR ACTIVITY reported by MMCC Zone F 2.  Time: 24th January 22  at 1750 UTC 3.  Description: REF: ECOWAS MMCC Zone F Warning/ALERT/ADVISORY No.004. MDAT-GOG […]
25 January 2022

Fortifying Nigeria’s Maritime Security

Lately, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Ghada Fathi Wali, out of appreciation was left with no option […]
25 January 2022

EU Renews its Commitment to Anti-Piracy Patrols in Gulf of Guinea

ARX Mouldings is following reports that The European Union (EU) intends to carry on with the deployment of its member states’ warships in the Gulf of […]
25 January 2022

What happens when your ship is hijacked by Pirates?

ARX Mouldings is following a story about Pirates and hijackers who have threatened the seas as long as there have been seafarers and ocean-going merchants. […]
25 January 2022

Bulkers attract the highest attention from Pirates in 2020

In 2020, the type of ship most attacked by pirates was a bulk carrier. That year, there were 51 attacks on bulk carriers recorded. Product […]
25 January 2022

1 dead, 2 injured as militants attack Universal Energy Resources in Akwa Ibom

ARX Mouldings is follow the reports that the Police Command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the killing of one person and injury to two others, […]
20 January 2022

COVID-19 and the growth of insecurity at sea in Asia

Many economists predict that the Covid-19 outbreak will cause an economic crisis in Indonesia. Some even say this crisis will be more severe than the 2007 global financial crisis […]
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