Ch16 Maritime Risk Intelligence

Lebanon touts 'new opportunity' for maritime border talks with Israel

Turkish shipyard launches mass production of fast patrol boats

Private Turkish shipyard Ares has begun mass production of a batch of 122 fast patrol boats for the country’s Coast Guard Command and the General Directorate of Security, the company announced.

Suspicious Vessel - 233nm South Lomé

THE IMB PRC RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM ECOWAS MMCC ZONE F.

Suspicious Approach - 8nm NW Perim, Yemen

UKMTO reporting indicates that a vessel was approached within the Bab al Mandab Strait, 8nm NW Perim Island. Reporting states that the single craft contained 6 persons. Ladders were sighted. AST..

Weekly Maritime Security Threat Assessment w/c Monday 18th October

This week, the IMB reported that piracy and armed robbery incidents were at their lowest for the first nine months of any year since 1994.

National Oil Corporation (NOC) Kidnapping

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) condemns the kidnapping of two of its employees and demands their immediate release.

Iran’s navy prevents pirate attack in Gulf of Aden

An Iranian warship on Saturday prevented an attack by pirates against two oil tankers that it was escorting in the Gulf of Aden, the country’s naval chief said. “Navy commandos were successful in..

Dryad Global secures strategic partnership with CR International

Dryad Global secures strategic partnership with CR International to deliver intelligence led insurance solutions.

Mozambique's tuna corruption scandal puts justice on trial

The biggest corruption trial in Mozambique's history is under way at a maximum security prison, at the same time as the credibility of the country's judicial system is on trial in neighbouring South..

Migrant Smuggling Routes, Hideouts in Colombia's Indigenous Lands

The recent dismantling of a migrant smuggling ring in Colombia has revealed the routes, corruption networks and modus operandi used to move thousands of migrants through the country.