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IMO Secretary-General speaks on piracy in Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea

June 11, 2020
Ships & Ports

  Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Kitack Lim, has welcomed the latest initiatives to…

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IMO commends NIMASA, Navy on fight against piracy 

June 10, 2020
Shulammite 'Foyeku

  The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has commended Nigeria’s effort to stem piracy in its waters…

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Piracy: Nigeria hands over seized vessel, crew to Ghana

June 8, 2020
Shulammite 'Foyeku

  The Nigerian government has handed over the fishing vessel Marine 707 suspected to be carrying…

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Year 2020 and the battle against piracy on Nigeria’s waters

February 26, 2020
Enyeribe Anyanwu

  Maritime stakeholders and Nigerians who are worried about the state of insecurity of the nation’s…

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It’s embarrassing Nigeria has become haven for piracy — NIMASA 

January 13, 2020
Ships & Ports

  The Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, has described as…

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Failed IMO council bid, piracy, Apapa gridlock, secure anchorage brouhaha and other sour grapes of Nigeria’s maritime sector in 2019

December 31, 2019
Shulammite 'Foyeku

  It is difficult to tell if Nigeria made any appreciable progress as a country in…

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Experts warn of terror threat as piracy cases rise

December 31, 2019
Ships & Ports

  As the number of recorded piracy incidents in the Singapore Strait rises, so has the…

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Piracy surges in Southeast Asia  

December 30, 2019
Ships & Ports

  Piracy has surged this year along Southeast Asia’s straits of Malacca and Singapore, one of…

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Asia records 8 piracy incidents in November — ReCAAP 

December 12, 2019
Jite Eriabie

A total of eight incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in November 2019, according…

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Asia records 8 piracy incidents in November — ReCAAP 

December 11, 2019
Jite Eriabie

A total of eight incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in November 2019, according…

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Togolese President: Why piracy persists in Gulf of Guinea 

November 19, 2019
Ships & Ports

  West African states’ failure to coordinate their response to piracy off their coastline is the…

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ITF demands urgent action to curb Gulf of Guinea piracy 

November 12, 2019
Jite Eriabie

  The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has called for urgent global and regional cooperation to…