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Nigeria, others commence multinational sea exercise against piracy

March 22, 2021
Ships & Ports

  The Nigerian Navy (NN), her regional counterparts, United States and three European countries on Saturday…

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Denmark sends warship to fight piracy in Gulf of Guinea

March 18, 2021
Ships & Ports

  Denmark will send a naval warship to West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea to aid the…

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Nigerian Navy spokesman says piracy reports ‘false and alarmist’

February 27, 2021
Ships & Ports

  The Nigerian Navy has alerted the general public on what it called “false and alarmist”…

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Why is piracy increasing on the Gulf of Guinea?

February 24, 2021
Ships & Ports

  The container ship Mozart was more than 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers/230 miles) off the…

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Navy deploys 14 warships, 2 helicopters to fight piracy

February 16, 2021
Ships & Ports

  The Nigerian Navy on Monday deployed 14 warships and two helicopters to tackle the rising…

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IMO convenes security meeting over piracy in Gulf of Guinea

February 16, 2021
Ships & Ports

  The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will convene a maritime security working group in response to…

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Iran tags U.S. move to seize oil shipment an ‘act of piracy’

February 16, 2021
Ships & Ports

  Iran said on Monday that a move by the United States of America to seize…

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Piracy: NIMASA C4i centre has failed, says ship owner

February 15, 2021
Shulammite 'Foyeku

  The command, control, communication, computer, and intelligence system (C4i) centre se up by the Nigerian…

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Maersk demands action as piracy surges off West Africa

January 19, 2021
Ships & Ports

  The world’s biggest shipping company, Maersk, has demanded a more effective military response to surging…

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Armed robbery and piracy incidents up 32% in Asia last year

January 15, 2021
Ships & Ports

  A 32% rise in actual incidents of piracy and armed robbery last year could resulted…

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IMO applauds Nigeria’s leadership in fight against piracy

December 7, 2020
Oluwatoyin Amao

    For the second time in about six months, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), a…

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Mounting piracy off Gulf of Guinea unsettles tanker owners

November 19, 2020
Ships & Ports

  The calm waters of the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa have seen piracy rise…