From 2018 to 2019, the number of crew kidnapped in the Gulf of Guinea increased by more than 50%. The stark rise in victims, from 78 to 121, led the region to account for 90% of global kidnappings reported at sea with 64 crew members kidnapped across six separate incidents in the last quarter of…
CRIMARIO II starts its inception phase! CRIMARIO II was launched in May 2020 with a view to building upon the experiences gained in CRIMARIO I, and expanding its geographical scope eastwards towards South and Southeast Asia. The areas of focus are maritime domain awareness and law enforcement, with the objective of contributing to a safer…
Building knowledge on South and Southeast Asia During the last three months, CRIMSON has worked to build knowledge on the maritime security environment in South and Southeast Asia, two regions that will partner with a number of new EU projects. To provide as much knowledge as possible, CRIMSON delivered to the EU two different studies:…
Anti-COVID-19 equipment delivered to partner ports Since the month of March, the WeCAPS project has been upscaling its actions by providing responses to the health and economic emergency linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. These activities have translated into action via the commitment of the European Union to supporting the project’s West and Central African partner…
Going forward with YARIS and TESS In a global sanitary context still subject to the COVID-19 pandemic, GoGIN continues its activities in support of the Yaoundé Architecture, concentrating on the finalisation of the YARIS information sharing platform and the TESS e-learning system. The initial versions are being tested by a group of users, trained beforehand…
