Supporting Kenya to develop National Maritime Security Risk Register

Identifying emerging threats to maritime security is key in developing the right tools to ensure sound maritime security governance. To address this, thirty participants from multiple Kenyan Government Ministries and Agencies with responsibility for maritime security policy and operational implementation are taking part in a five-day IMO-sponsored workshop (9-13 May). They will assist the Kenyan Government…

South Africa signs Jeddah Amendment to combat illicit maritime activity

Article sourced from the IMO website. All credit rightfully belongs to the International Maritime Organization South Africa has become the 17th signatory* to the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC). The Jeddah Amendment was adopted in 2017 to broaden the scope of the DCoC, which was developed and adopted in 2009 by…

Development of National Maritime Strategy Set to Boost Kenya’s Blue Economy  

Participants drawn from 18 agencies within the Kenya maritime sector took part in a two-day National Maritime Security Strategy development workshop, held in Mombasa (7-8 March 2022), and funded under the EU Port Security and Safety of Navigation project, of which the International Maritime Organization is a partner.  “This effort will help combat illegal, unregulated,…