Tag: cargo security

Pirates Hide In Tarkwa-Bay To Commit Crimes – Rear Admiral Daji

Lagos

Ronke Idowu

Rear Admiral Oladele Daji, the Commander of Operation Awatse, says Tarkwa-bay is a hideout for sea robbers and officially it is a non-residential area.

Daji disclosed these on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise daily. Speaking concerning the eviction of Tarkwa-bay residents, Daji described this as a clearance operation code-named Operation Kuronbe (Yoruba word meaning Leave There).

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Source: channelstv.com

Maritime industry now a major target for computer cyber attacks

Posted by: Amilia Stone

Major advances in the rapidly changing maritime industry have made this area a top target for an increasing number of sophisticated cyber criminals. Their computer attacks are threatening vessels and ports that facilitate 95% of all UK trade – totalling around £500 billion.

Says Rick Flood, managing director of leading cybercrime firm Falanx Cyber, part of the Falanx Group: ‘We are regularly seeing reports of ransomware attacks. These are where computer systems are compromised and payments – often extortionate – demanded to unlock them’.

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Source: directorstalkinterviews.com

Marsec News: I recommend the Cyber Security Workbook for On Board Ship Use, which I discuss here.

West African ‘pirates’ are revolutionary rebels, says freed Filipino seafarers

Raffy Ayeng

ABDUCTORS, who spread fear and terror in West African waters and are responsible for the rising cases of kidnapping in Nigeria, Cameroon, Benin, among others, are mostly ex-militant members of a group who steal crude oil fromtanker ships and sell it to buyers on the black market.

In an exclusive interview by The Manila Times, the two freed Filipino seafarers said most of their abductors were former high-ranking officials of the Nigerian military who broke away from the government.

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Source: manilatimes.net

Oil and Gas: Expert warns of risk of terrorist attack at sea

MarsecNews: Please note that this post was automatically translated from French into English and some errors may occur.

By Birama THIOR

The future major terrorist attack after 9/11 could be navy. This is an alert made on Tuesday by Gorgui Sy, coordinator of the world’s largest LNG tanker suggests the establishment of a joint patrol unit in the sub-region to defend oil and gas facilities.

This is an exit worthy of a warning. The retired commander’s on potential terrorist attacks. “There is a whole system of security to be put in place around, especially in Senegal where we do not have these boats but we do not have a very dangerous zone certainly. But the exploitation of oil and gas always elicits malicious people who will want to show up or do things that don’t match what is expected,” Mr. Sy said on Rfm, noting that Senegal can set up its own shipping company if conditions are right.

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Source: senego.com

UK Government releases new cyber security guidance for ports

By Beth Maundrill

With cyber-attacks no longer the stuff of “fictional narrative”, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) has released a new cyber security code of practice on cyber security for UK ports.

The document, released on 27 January, notes that cyber attacks on port systems are “no longer considered hypothetical” and cites the 2017 cyber-attack on Maersk from the destructive NotPetya virus which caused losses in the region of $200 to $300 million.

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Source: porttechnology.org

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Lagos waterfront evictions highlight Nigeria oil and land squabbles

Lagos

By Sophie BOUILLON

The lagoon waters at the port entrance to Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, are usually teeming with small fishing boats.

But the bustling waterfront slums of Lagos are now quiet after the navy evicted tens of thousands of residents from their homes in recent weeks.

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Source: modernghana.com

Navy arrests 5 suspects, impounds 181 drums of PMS

Judex Okoro

The Nigerian Navy fight against smuggling activities on the waterways has continued unabated as the command has arrested five suspects.and impounded 4 boats.

The Navy also impounded 692 bags of foreign rice and 181 drums of PMS (petrol). The suspects, who were arrested in two separate locations around Fairway Buoy and Tom Shot Island, include Clement Okon Chali, Michael Ita Effiong, Felix Sunday, Aniefiok Effiong and Sunday Etim Bassey.

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Source: sunnewsonline.com

Oil Theft: Navy Hands Over Vessel, Crew to EFCC

By Tony Orilade

MV Gratitude, a bunkered vessel and its crew of six, intercepted on January 9, 2020 by officers of the Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, were today January 22, 2020 handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for further investigation and possible prosecution.
The Commanding Officer, Forward Operating Base, Commodore Suleiman Ibrahim, while handing over the vessel and crew disclosed that that the ship laden with 1,000,000 liters of locally refined automotive gas oil and it crew of six Nigerians namely, Victor Ita (captain), Rotimi Poroye, Henry Edet Bassey, Rahpael Adewale, Godswill Iko and Jonah Achieve were arrested at the Brass inshore water anchorage. He assured of the navy’s determination to clear the waterways of illegal oil bunkering and sea pirates for legitimate business operators to thrive.
Tasiu Abubakar, a superintendent of police who received the vessel and crew members on behalf of the EFCC, promised diligent investigation of the alleged crime.
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Oil Theft: DPR Pledges Support to EFCC
The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, has pledge to improve its collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in fighting oil theft and other petroleum related economic crimes in the Niger Delta.
Mr. Bassey Nkanga, the Zonal Operations Controller of DPR in Port Harcourt gave the assurance on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 when he received a team from the EFCC Zonal office in Port Harcourt, led by the new Head, Mr Usman Imam.
According to Nkanga, the DPR gives EFCC priority in the analysis of product samples, “because we recognize the importance and urgency to release quality status in aid of your investigations.”
Though he observed some recent challenges in the relationship between the two agencies, the Zonal Operations Controller was quick to assure that the challenges would not affect the tempo of collaboration. “We believe the relationship between the EFCC and DPR will continue to be strong because we recognize that what you do is in the best interest of Nigeria and nothing will stop us from collaborating with EFCC. We will double the efforts,” he said.
Responding, the EFCC Zonal Head, Imam thanked the DPR management for receiving his team despite the short notice.
According to him, “My mission here is to get acquainted with you and explore how we can continue to strengthen the collaboration between our agencies. I need not overemphasize the fact that we have, and continue to benefit from the resources of the DPR.
“Your technical input in the areas of petroleum products analysis to determine the type, quality, and quantity; as well as the documentation of oil bearing vessels, have greatly assisted our investigations of oil theft, which is a major activity of the zonal office.
Imam pledged to build on the foundation of close collaboration established by his predecessors. He urged the management of the DPR to put behind them the challenges experienced in the past, assuring of a new vista of robust synergy and collaboration in the fight against illegal oil bunkering and other maritime related economic crimes.

Combating maritime piracy in Benin: the port of Cotonou takes 10 measures to strengthen the protection of ships on stopover

Romuald Ngueyap

(Ecofin Agency) – The autonomous port of Cotonou (PAC) wants to reassure its customers by strengthening security. In a circular note dated Tuesday 21 January 2020, CAP Director General Joris Albert Thys issued ten (10) measures to strengthen the protection of ships in the harbour against piracy.

Addressed to marine agents, ship consignors, handlers and shipowners, these measures include, among other things, the requirement for each vessel to have a marine agent, the allocation of a holding post for any vessel. depending on availability and the boarding of the required armed guard and free of charge for any ship to stay at the anchorage in Cotonou harbour.

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Source: agenceecofin.com