June 2013 States from Central and West Africa have reached an agreement to create a regional center for coordinating the rise in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. The recent spate of attacks have become such a problem that they seriously endanger the shipping industry in the Gulf. The Gulf of Guinea hold major oil […]
IMO welcomes adoption of piracy code
June 2013 Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) recently shared his praise for the 22 states that signed the Code of Conduct aimed at preventing piracy of merchant vessels. The Code of Conduct was signed at a conference in Yaounde, Cameroon on June 25th. 13 heads of state from West and Central African countries were […]
Piracy Threat Still a Real Concern
March 2013 The Shared Awareness and Deconfliction conference (SHADE) was held in Bahrain this past week, with representatives from 31 nations convening on the island nation. The conference, hosted by the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), is held to further discussion about the future of the international efforts to rid the Indian Ocean of pirates. Military officials, government […]