Maritime security
GALAPEX 2023: working togheter to address Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing
During the past few days, between the 18 and 30 of September 2023, naval and coast guard officials from twelve countries participated in the Multinational Maritime Authority Exercise GALAPEX II-2023, with CRIMARIO II experts in support. The exercise focused on...
In the Philippines, Marina and the Coast Guard signed the IORIS Partnership Agreement
The Philippine Marina and Coast Guard signed a collaborative agreement with CRIMARIO concerning the use of the Indo-Pacific Regional Information Sharing (IORIS) platform. On September 5 and 7, respectively, the Philippines Coast Guard and MARINA signed a collaborative...
EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA and CRIMARIO sign a collaborative agreement concerning the use of the Indo-Pacific Regional Information Sharing (IORIS) platform
The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Operation ATALANTA and CRIMARIO signed a collaborative agreement concerning the use of the Indo Pacific Regional Information Sharing (IORIS) platform. This platform is a neutral and secure web-based maritime coordination and...
Latin America Regional Exercise: IORIS used to exchange information among participants
Between the 10 and 14 of July, the Latin America Regional Exercise (LA REGEX) was carried out in Peru and Ecuador, coordinated respectively by the Lima Coast Guard Headquarters Command and by the Guayaquil Coast Guard Headquarters Command. During the exercise, which...
To enhance maritime security and interagency cooperation Sri Lanka and Maldives in a Command Post Exercise organised by CRIMARIO
On the 6 – 8 of June, Maldives National Defence Force together with the Sri Lanka Coast Guards and the Sri Lanka Navy participated in a Command Post Exercise organised by the project, which was conducted with the support of the IORIS platform. During the exercise,...
Maritime Security: EU updates Strategy to safeguard maritime domain against new threats
On the 10th of March, the European Commission and the High Representative adopted a Joint Communication on an enhanced EU Maritime Security Strategy to ensure a peaceful use of the seas and safeguard the maritime domain against new threats. They have also adopted an...
Maritime agencies from the Horn of Africa and ATALANTA together to enhance maritime security
For the first time ever the Yemen Maritime Affairs Authority, the Somali Maritime Administration (Mogadishu), the Puntland Maritime Police Force, the Somaliland Coast Guard and the Djibouti Coast Guard coordinated their joint actions on maritime security and...
Palau and the Philippines test their Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to respond to simulated incidents at sea using IORIS
On the 21 and 22 of February maritime agencies from Palau and the Philippines joined a tabletop / command post exercise using IORIS, a secure and neutral, web-based maritime coordination and information-sharing tool for national and regional multi-agency use developed...
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SHARE.IT: a structured, secure, fast means of communication to strengthening maritime security
From 16 to 20 January 2023, directors, officers, and technical experts from the main Information Fusion Centres (IFC) in Singapore, Madagascar, Peru, Vanuatu, India met in Bangkok and online for the 2nd SHARE.IT Interoperability Framework Conference to discuss how to...
EU actions in maritime security with ASEAN countries
[Source: EU Delegation to ASEAN] In the ASEAN-EU Plan of Action 2018 – 2022, the European Union (EU) committed itself to enhance maritime security cooperation with ASEAN. In celebration of World Maritime Day on 30 September 2021, the EU Delegation to ASEAN...
CRIMARIO participated in 7th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS)
CRIMARIO was invited to participate in this year’s edition of IONS in La Réunion between 28 June to 1 July 2021 through the French Presidency and as part of the European delegation. This edition of IONS gathered 25 member countries, eight observer states and eight...
Indian National Maritime Foundation, EU CRIMARIO share views on maritime security & cooperation in Indian Ocean
On 24th August 2020, the EU CRIMARIO team led by Martin Cauchi Inglott, had a fruitful engagement with Vice-Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Director General of the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) of India where security concerns affecting the Indian Ocean were...