Ch16 Maritime Risk Intelligence

Indian Military Base in Mauritius: why Africa should worry

Even the notion of an Indian military facility on Mauritius’s Agaléga island deserves regional and AU attention.

Indonesian navy seizes oil tanker wanted in Cambodia

Indonesia's navy said Wednesday that it seized an oil tanker that was wanted by Cambodian authorities on suspicion of stealing nearly 300,000 barrels of crude oil.

METIS INSIGHT High Risk Areas and Maritime War Risk

This edition of METIS Inform is a revised issue of a piece we published in May 2021. The content of that piece has since partly come to fruition, with the shipping industry noting the need for a..

Weekly Maritime Security Threat Assessment Monday 30th August

Access the latest Triton Scout Maritime Security Threat Assessment for the week commencing Monday 30th August.

LNA forces seize weapons smuggled to Mali and Niger

The Libyan National Army (LNA) seized a quantity of weapons smuggled to Mali and Niger.

UAE, Mozambique explore boosting maritime cooperation

Khalid Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Shuhail Al Qahtani, UAE Ambassador to Mozambique, recently met with Augusta de Fátima Charifo Maita, Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters, and Fisheries of Mozambique, where..

Warning of armed attacks on ships at anchor in Manila Bay

On 17 July at 0125 hrs the Maersk Njussfjord was boarded and the perpetrators point a homemade handgun at the duty watcher’s head and tied him to the ship’s railing. Seven more perpetrators boarded..

New Reduced IO HRA announced by ICS for 1 Sep 2021

Change in piracy threats in Indian Ocean prompts re-think of High Risk Area (HRA)

Appointment Of A New Iran Navy Commander Follows Recent Mishaps

Iran’s Supreme Leader has named Rear Admiral Shahram Irani as the new commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Navy (IRIN). IRIN is one of two Iranian navies, the other being the Islamic..

Nigeria to collaborate with Korea on Deep Blue project

The Federal Government of Nigeria will collaborate with the Republic of Korea on the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure otherwise known as the Deep Blue Project.