Mombasa Port, 18 December 2019: the EU CRIMARIO project, implemented by Expertise France, handed over a coastal AIS Network to Kenya under the authority of the JOC (Joint Operations Centre) in the port of Mombasa. The transfer of ownership was officially completed...
In this video high representatives of Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, CRIMARIO and European Commission express their interest in IORIS platform. Testimonies recorded during the IORIS launch event in Victoria, Seychelles, September 4th, 2018. You...
Nairobi, 8 July 2019 – Kenya’s efforts to position the blue economy sector as a key driver of the country’s transformation today received a major boost with the commissioning of the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa County. President Kenyatta led...
This video illustrates the skills achieved during the maritime data processing training cycle (MDP) delivered in Mombasa, Kenya by EU CRIMARIO in 2018-2019. Olivier Bézier, CRIMARIO training and capacity building component manager, introduces the whole training cycle...
CRIMARIO organised the final session of the training cycle dedicated to maritime data analysis for 14 participants of Kenya, Madagascar and Seychelles (13-23 May, Mombasa, Kenya). The EU CRIMARIO project has designed a complete training programme on maritime data...
20 June 219- Kenya has been elected the chair of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) for a period of two years beginning January 2020. The chairmanship will afford Kenya the opportunity to coordinate regional and international efforts to deal...
The African continent stands to benefit significantly from a new high seas treaty; perhaps more so than any other region. The world’s largest crime scene is not part of any specific country, region or territory. Rather, it is the area referred to as the ‘high seas’ –...
Kenya and its co-hosts Canada and Japan are inviting the world to Nairobi for the first global conference on the sustainable blue economy. Over 4,000 participants from around the world will meet from November 26 to 28, 2018 at the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference...
The development of the blue economy requires the control of crimes and incidents at sea. As a response, the EU CRIMARIO project advocates regional cooperation and interagency coordination, which are illustrated today in Mombasa by the two-weeks training session...
The AIS network of Kenya will benefit from equipment provision, installation and maintenance provided by EU CRIMARIO. The final timeline was agreed on 3rd September beside the IORIS inauguration, for a complete set-up by end of May 2019. During a side meeting held at...
IORIS, the web-based platform for information sharing and incident management at sea, is operational from 1st July 2018. A specific curriculum has been designed by EU CRIMARIO in order to both have a pool of trainers and skilled teams in the partner organisations and...
Version 1.0 of IORIS operational 1st July 2018! Initiated by EU CRIMARIO project, the new secure information sharing and incident management tool will enable member countries to set up a collaborative working environment to improve the understanding of the maritime...
A new session of the “Maritime Data Processing” programme was delivered in Mombasa (Kenya) from 25 March to 6 April 2018. Following the first level session, this session (MDP4 level 2) deepened the skills in maritime data visualisation. Participants...
The development of the blue economy requires the control of crimes and incidents at sea. As a response, the EU CRIMARIO project advocates regional cooperation and interagency coordination, which are illustrated by this new training session dedicated to maritime data...
Before starting the coding of IORIS, clarification meetings were held in Seychelles on 23-24 November to discuss the possible amendments, taking into consideration the latest technical requirements of the regional stakeholders. Fruitful discussions were held with both...
