Author: ekungu

Senior maritime security officials and law enforcement agencies from Signatory States to the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct, 2017, are participating in a regional training programme on Combating New and Emerging Threats to Maritime Security.  The programme is being held at the Jeddah Academy for Maritime Science and Security Studies in Jeddah,…

By Kiruja Micheni 23 senior government officials from 11 DCoC signatory States* are attending a regional workshop on the “IMO whole of Government Approach to maritime security”, taking place at the Djibouti Regional Training Centre (DRTC), Djibouti (22-25 Nov 2021). The IMO led workshop supports the objectives of the Jeddah Amendment to promote inter-agency cooperation and…

The International Maritime Organization has introduced two new courses, on Passenger and Baggage Screening and Searching (PBSS) and the Whole of Government Approach to Maritime Security, to countries signatory to IMO’s International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 1974 and the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code Chapter XI–2. PAX…

The DCoC Editorial team reached out to Mr. Anfifdine Ali Toihir from the Union of Comoros for a chat about his NFP role at the DCoC. Representing the Union of Comoros in your position as the Head of the Maritime Transport and Seafarers department requires a high level of accountability and resilience, as threats to…