The strategic importance of the Indian Ocean: international maritime actors in the region
The Indian Ocean is evolving as an important region for global naval powers due to various strategic advantages and...
The EU strengthens its cooperation efforts with partners in the Gulf of Guinea
The EU is strengthening its cooperation and coordination efforts in the Gulf of Guinea. On 7 April, the first...
The Indo-Pacific: Where to increase maritime domain awareness?
2021 saw new and major policy and frameworks in the Indo-Pacific made by many countries and regional groupings, both...
The CRIMSON project is pleased to announce the publication of “The Economic Costs and Socio-economic Impacts of Maritime Threats...
Reduction of the High Risk Area in the Indian Ocean
On 17 August 2021, the global shipping and oil industries announced an agreement to reduce the boundaries of the...
GOG-MCF/SHADE: a new forum to galvanise efforts against maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea
On 14 July 2021, the first plenary of “The Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum and Shared Awareness and...
The Mozambique channel: an emerging maritime security hotspot
The waters off Mozambique are becoming a major security hotspot in the Western Indian Ocean. On 24 March, militants...
Piracy and armed robbery at sea in Southeast Asia: the long-lasting legacy of COVID-19
2020 was a challenging year for maritime security actors in Southeast Asia. As COVID-19 pushed Southeast Asian countries into...
ReCAAP’s annual report 2020 confirms surge in the number of incidents in Asian waters
On the occasion of the presentation of its annual report to the 12th Nautical Forum, the Regional Cooperation Agreement...
Latest IMB Report: waters around the Nigerian coast remain a hotspot for piracy
The year 2020 has proved to be a critical year also on the maritime security front, namely in West...
The European Council extended the mandates of Operation ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Somalia
The European Council has prolonged the mandates of Operation ATALANTA, and of its two Common Security and Defence Policy...
Pirates kidnapped five Ghanaians in the Niger Delta
On 16 November, pirates kidnapped five Ghanaians from the cargo ship AM DELTA, 35 nautical miles from the Agbano...
Preventing ecological disasters through information sharing: the Mauritius oil spill
On 25 July 2020, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, en route from Japan to Brazil, ran aground on a...
Stark increase in kidnapping at sea in the Gulf of Guinea
From 2018 to 2019, the number of crew kidnapped in the Gulf of Guinea increased by more than 50%....
WeCAPS helps ports of West and Central Africa to face COVID-19 crisis
In these times when the global threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic has triggered dire consequences for whole societies...
Nigeria signs first standalone anti-piracy law in the Gulf of Guinea
On 24 June, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari signed a law to improve security in Nigerian waters. The new “Suppression of Piracy...