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Nigerian Navy releases seized Swiss ship after three years

The Nigerian government on Saturday returned a Swiss vessel, MT San Padre Pio, to the government of Switzerland, three years after it was seized by the Nigerian Navy.
July 06, 2021

The trouble with Buhari’s Nigeria is simply identity

The problems precede Buhari, although much of the trouble began in 2015 when oil installations were targeted by militants in oil-rich Niger Delta. But many observers are seeing the beginnings of a..
June 23, 2021

METIS INSIGHT Deep Blue Project: How Will Success Be Measured?

Nigeria’s delayed ‘Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure’ framework, also known as The Deep Blue Project (DBP), is finally set to commence this month, several years..
June 09, 2021

Heightened Risk Area - Gulf of Guinea

MDAT-GOG has assessed a HEIGHTENED risk of piracy within the area defined by the following points: 05°00’N – 000°00’E 05°00’N – 005°00’E 02°30’N – 005°00’E 02°30’N – 000°00’E
June 07, 2021

Approach - 210nm S Cotonou

Reporting indicates that bulk carrier CP Tianjan was approached whilst in transit.
June 07, 2021

Dryad Global Maritime Security Workshop - Video

Last month we teamed up with WISTA UK to deliver a strategic maritime security workshop & annual review briefing. The webinar recording is now available (scroll down). In your own time, join Dryad..
May 24, 2021

Gulf of Guinea Declaration on Suppression of Piracy

Dryad Global are proud to join the world’s leading companies and associations in the shipping industry to sign BIMCO's Gulf of Guinea Declaration on the Suppression of Piracy. What's the Declaration..
May 20, 2021

Deep Blue Project Ready To Deploy

As Nigeria gets set to deploy Deep Blue Project to protect its coastal waters, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says piracy will no longer be allowed to thrive.
May 20, 2021
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China’s Growing Influence in Africa; Nigeria Wants AFRICOM HQ Relocated from Germany

The top U.S. military officer in Africa says he is concerned about China’s growing commercial and military influence there — including plans to locate a large naval port somewhere on the continent’s..
May 13, 2021

Will a new anti- piracy framework solve the Gulf of Guinea's piracy woes?

The latest self-enforcing regional commitments aimed at improving maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea were announced last week by the Inter Regional Coordination Centre Yaoundé (ICC) and the..
May 04, 2021