Ghana is leading efforts to ensure greater security and stability in the West African sub-region, especially maritime and naval security. According to President John Dramani Mahama, Ghana will put its newly acquired naval patrol vessels and vessel tracking devices, at the disposal of all countries to prevent cases of piracy in the Gulf of…
Batam, Riau Islands (ANTARA News) – Several Indonesian Navy patrol vessels are closely monitoring the oil spill resulting from a collision of tankers in Singapore waters. “We are closely monitoring it,” Batam Navy Base commander Col Nur Hidayat said here on Monday. He explained that the monitoring efforts were being made in anticipation of…
EU Naval Force warship ‘ESPS Relampago’ rescues 68 people in a drifting open boat. ESPS Relámpago, currently operating as part of the EU Naval Force – Operation ATALANTA, fighting piracy off the Somali Coast, rescued 68 people after finding them adrift in a small boat in the middle of the Gulf of Aden. The…
The administration of the West Nusa Tenggara’s North Lombok district is seeking to build an international sea port to realize economic opportunities from an increasing number of foreign-flag vessels passing through Lombok Strait. The strait has been declared part of Indonesia’s international shipping lanes since 2002, and has seen a growing number of vessels,…