Reporting indicates that the Ukrainian Government and the Ukrainian Ports Authority reported three vessels have been detained by the Russian Navy in proximity to Snake (Zmiiny) Island, two of which..
French officials say marines patrolling the English Channel area have intercepted a cargo ship sailing under the Russian flag and escorted it to the port of Boulogne-Sur-Mer for an investigation.
Reporting indicates that the Ukrainian Sea Ports authority has reported two incidents involving vessels targeted approximately 23nm ESE Odessa. Currently details remain unclear however casualties are..
Tens of thousands of refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea each year are captured by the EU-funded Libyan Coast Guard and sent to brutal prisons in Libya where murder, extortion and rape are common.
All seafarers seeking to venture into deep sea on Kenya’s territorial waters will be required to be certified by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)and the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA).
The appointment of Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar (Retd), the former vice chief of the naval staff, as the country’s first national maritime security coordinator could not have come a moment too soon...
The Omani Maritime Security Centre (MSC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the French Navy on exchanging information in the field of maritime security.
MDAT-GOG has been made aware that there is an increased threat of piracy activity in the following area. Cancel this Warning on the 22nd February at 2030 UTC.
Disputes in the South China Sea go back decades. They involve Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam, all with contesting claims.
Historically, maritime security guidelines and best practice have evolved in response to incidents or issues that have resulted in a clear gap in the provision of the procedural core function,..
Australia will provide 36.5 million Australian dollars (26 million U.S. dollars) over a five-year period to support maritime security and disaster management in the Northeast Indian Ocean.
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 National Assets (CNA) in the..
The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen on Sunday reneged on a deal to head off an environmental disaster in the Red Sea, only hours after reaching an agreement with the UN.
Hundreds of truck drivers are stuck in a blockade of a major export route out of Sudan into Egypt, hampering exports of camels and other livestock as opposition to a military takeover has fuelled..
“Globalization” instantly brings to mind the flow of international trade that has both lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty and delivered abundant choices to consumers.
MDAT-GOG has been made aware that there is an increased threat of piracy activity in the following area. Cancel this Warning on the 12th February at 2140 UTC.
Nigeria seeks $1.4m to bring in security ship donated by South Korea to fight piracy amidst claims of continuous sabotage of Nigeria by member states in the Gulf of Guinea.
MDAT-GOG has been made aware that there is an increased threat of piracy activity in the following area. Cancel this Warning on the 10th February at 0600 UTC.
In anticipation of US Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein’s expected visit to Lebanon next week to discuss maritime border demarcation, Lebanon sent a letter to the UN “to shift negotiations on..
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is an overarching term which refers to a combination of illicit fishing practices. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)..
When two Iranian warships steamed around the southern tip of Africa in early June 2021, in a possible voyage to Venezuela, alarm bells rang throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. What once..
With slim pickings in the Middle East after a Western withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan, Africa is the new feeding ground for private military and security companies (PMSC). And despite the..
Large-scale terrorist attacks similar to those perpetrated against the United States on September 11, 2001, have since declined, leading perhaps to a sense of complacency among Western countries that..
Since the discovery of crude oil in Oloibiri, Nigeria’s present Bayelsa State in 1956 and its subsequent elevation as the main stable of the nation’s economy, there have been myriads of agitations in..