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Nigeria navy produces gunboats for military operations in Niger-Delta
The Defence Headquarters says it has taken delivery of ballistic gunboats built locally by Nigeria’s Navy Shipyard Limited (NSL). NSL was established to maintain Nigerian Navy vessels.
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Shippers unlikely to see lower insurance premiums despite lesser Indian Ocean piracy risk
Shipowners and charterers carrying commodities in the Indian Ocean are unlikely to see lower insurance premiums in the near term despite industry bodies’ decision to remove the region’s High Risk..
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Shipping industry to remove the Indian Ocean High Risk Area
22 August 2022. London, UK. After more than a decade of effective threat-reducing counter-piracy operations the shipping industry has removed the ‘Indian Ocean High Risk Area’ (HRA).
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Cyber security becoming integral to maritime security
Maritime security is increasingly becoming impossible to achieve without ensuring cyber security, and the ability of states to protect their maritime assets and critical infrastructure against cyber..
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Ghana has developed a maritime policy. Here is what it means
Ghana has an abundance of marine resources. They include fisheries, hydrocarbon reserves, inland waterways and ports that are located along important international shipping lanes. These present the..
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Equatorial Guinea Detains a VLCC Accused of Oil Theft by Nigeria
A 300,000 dwt VLCC got into a dispute with the Nigerian authorities last week and was ultimately chased down and detained by the navy of neighboring Equatorial Guinea while the dispute is being..
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Amid energy crisis, EU plans to help gas-rich Mozambique boost security
The European Union is planning a five-fold increase in financial support to an African military mission in Mozambique, an internal EU document shows, as Islamist attacks threaten gas projects meant..
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Sierra Leone imposes nationwide curfew amid deadly anti-government protests
At least two police officers and one civilian died after a day of anti-government protests in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, staff at the city's main mortuary said on Wednesday.
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