The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) manages a Voluntary Reporting Scheme (VRS) covering the Indian Ocean, specifically the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Sea. This program, in compliance with the Maritime Security Chart Q6099, is administered by the Maritime Trade Information Centre (MTIC) under the jurisdiction of UKMTO in Dubai. To see the…

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Adapted from UN News website The UN Security Council on Wednesday passed a resolution condemning “in the strongest terms” the multiple attacks by Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen which have disrupted global trade and raised fears of further spillover from the war in Gaza. Click here to read more on the resolution https://twitter.com/UN_News_Centre/status/1745212534183882889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1745212534183882889%7Ctwgr%5E0c8406ed02222639235f9fca29c9cc3061e94355%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.un.org%2Fen%2Fstory%2F2024%2F01%2F1145382

The Signatory States to the Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (the Djibouti Code of Conduct) and the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct, 2017 (DCoC/JA)  support the statement of His Excellency Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General…