Piracy increased on the world’s seas in 2018, with a marked rise in attacks against ships and crews around West Africa, the International Chamber of

The Danish Government has just launched the "Priority Paper for the Danish Efforts to Combat Piracy and other types of Maritime Crime 2019-2022", nicknamed “The

Around 90% of Ghana’s industrial fishing fleet is linked to Chinese ownership, an investigation by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has revealed. This is despite

Ghanaian authorities have stepped up their efforts to crack down on ‘saiko’, an illegal practice that has contributed to the collapse of Ghana’s inshore fish

East Africa plays an increasingly significant role in the global drug trade. Heroin is shipped from Afghanistan via a network of maritime routes stretching along

Various organisations from the maritime industry as well as naval forces and other agencies have contributed to the recently launched fifth version of the Best

European ministers on 26 June adopted a revised action plan on maritime security. With the new plan, Europe strengthens its commitment to security at sea

The number of piracy incidents doubled off the coast of East Africa in 2017 compared to 2016, according to the annual State of Piracy report

Maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea – and elsewhere in Africa – is often reduced to piracy and armed robbery at sea. During this year’s

The Centre for Maritime Law and Security (CEMLAWS) Africa will run two five-day courses for maritime professionals in August and November 2018 respectively. Both programmes