Crisis management exercises are regularly conducted by Seychelles maritime authorities, with the support of international organisations, namely European Union. The European Union is particularly involved in strengthening the maritime security in the Indian Ocean with EUNAVFOR Atalanta operation (European Navy vessels patrolling and monitoring the IO waters), and the Critical Maritime Routes programme, including the…
Further cooperation on maritime security in the western Indian Ocean area was discussed between members of International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretariat and staff from the EU Critical Maritime Routes Indian Ocean (CRIMARIO). The talk focused on cooperation with Member States to enhance information sharing in the region. They also discussed an EU-funded project to develop…
On 14 September, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) published its new “Pollution Response Services – Supporting Pollution Response for Cleaner European Seas” brochure. EMSA offers a range of services to help coastal States around Europe respond quickly, effectively and efficiently to marine pollution from ships and oil and gas installations. The services offered can…
On 25 August 2016, the Third Annual Reunion of the High Council for the Sea (HCM) took place in Lome. The HCM is an organisation which aims at developing a response to coordinate the services in the Togolese maritime domain and answer to the need of the society (and of the market) in terms of…
The social networks are the best way to enhance the visibility of project activities and relay information related to maritime security issues. The EU CRIMARIO Project has opened new accounts on the two of the most visited social media: Twitter and LinkedIn. The two pages will allow the readers to be updated with the…
The European Union (EU), with support of the Critical Maritime Route project for Gulf of Guinea (CRIMGO) and the Regional Maritime University (RMU) in Accra has organised an eight-week course for stakeholders in the maritime industry. The course was designed for the mid-managers to address issues including maritime regulations, prosecution of illegal activities, and…
The European Union’s counter-piracy EU Naval Force has welcomed the conviction on 14 July of twelve men after they were found guilty by the Mauritian Court of attempting to carry out an act of piracy against a merchant ship, MSC Jasmine, on 5 January 2013. The successful conviction came after prosecution lawyers in the…
EUNAVFOR coordinated a fruitful meeting at its headquarters in Northwood (UK), where MSCHOA, IOC/MASE and CRIMARIO discussed possible synergies and shared their views in capacity building activities, to strengthen maritime security in the Indian Ocean. The respective teams agreed to establish permanent and regular exchanges, share their working plans and develop common training activities.
In the framework of the CRIMARIO project, a new training session was held in Mombasa from 25 to 29 April, to promote the culture of maritime situational awareness with a focus on information sharing and capacity building in maritime data analysis. During the course twenty-six participants from Kenya and coastal countries of Indian Ocean (Comoros, Madagascar,…
