Tag: Mozambique

Anadarko, the US Oil and Gas company announced that its contractors working on the Mozambique LNG projects were attacked in two separate incidents. One person was killed, six were injured. The attacks took place on the road from Mocimboa da Praia to Afungi at approximately 5 p.m. local time on February 21.

The US Department of Justice supports that between 2013-2016, all five arrested bribed Mozambican officials and defrauded investors. Their aim was to collect financing for projects in shipyards, tuna fisheries and maritime security in Mozambique. On January 4, three ex-bankers from Credit Suisse Group were arrested in London over their involvement in a $2 billion loan package for faking maritime development projects in Mozambique.

During its biannual meeting in London, last December, the International Association of Classification Societies focused on Quality issues. An agreement was reached to revise IACS internal benchmarking criteria for existing members, as well as an initiative to investigate the practical implementation of QSCS.

The Matola terminal has a storage capacity of 58,600 cbm, and can be further developed. It also has access to a jetty with a draft of 11.5 meters. Furthermore, it incorporates rail- and truck-loading facilities to serve southern Mozambique and neighboring countries.

Four Americans and a Briton who claimed to be on a rescue mission of a pirated ship were detained Mozambique's police briefly detained four Americans and a Briton who claimed to be on a rescue mission of a pirated ship in the Indian ocean, a spokesman said Saturday.The group brought 750 rounds of ammunition for FN 5.5mm rifles, radio transmitters and chargers without the necessary permits into the southern African country through the airport in the northern city of Nampula on Thursday, police spokesman Joao Dina said."They said they were taking the equipment to rescue a ship taken by pirates in Indian waters," Dina told AFP.Police could not say which ship the group was planning to rescue.The leader of the group was identified as 42-year-old US citizen Michael Ferguson.Claiming to work for private marine security group GreySide, the group said they had traveled from the United States to Ethiopia.They entered Mozambique on a flight from Kenya and were planning to travel to Mozambique's northernmost city Pemba, where they would take a small boat to a search ship 12 miles off the coast, said Dina.Police released the men on Friday evening and their equipment was transported to the US embassy in ...

To make Indian Ocean a safe region for maritime trade India and Mozambique have agreed to work together on the issue of maritime security so as to make Indian Ocean a safe region for maritime trade.This was agreed to during the delegation level talks between the visiting Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyussi and Defence Minister AK Antony on June 28. Nyussi thanked India for the help rendered by Indian Navy in the rescue of a Mozambican shipping vessel from pirates off the Mozambican coast last year. The issue of piracy off the East Coast of Africa prominently figured during talks between the two leaders.Both sides had a fruitful discussion on various bilateral defence cooperation issues. A number of fresh areas for cooperation were identified to enhance and strengthen the existing bilateral relation between the two countries.The Mozambican Defence Minister also met Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma, Chief of Army Staff General VK Singh and the Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshall NAK Browne. During his five-day visit he will visit key defence installations including the Western Naval Command in Mumbai, National Defence Academy and Armed Forces Medical College in Pune ...

Cooperation in training and maritime patrolling Mr. Filipe Jacinto Nyussi, Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Mozambique, arrives in New Delhi on Monday, June 27, 2011 on a five day visit to India. He will be accompanied by a five member high level delegation.During his stay, Mr.Nyussi will hold talks with the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony and the Service Chiefs. He will visit key defence installations including the Western Naval Command in Mumbai, National Defence Academy and Armed Forces Medical College in Pune besides the prestigious Army Research & Referral Hospital in New Delhi.Cooperation in training and maritime patrolling are expected to dominate the talks between the two sides. The issue of piracy off the East Coast of Africa will figure prominently during the talks between the two ministers.India and Mozambique have enjoyed traditionally close and friendly relations. In March, 2006 the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation. Subsequently, two meetings of the Joint Defence Working Group were held in 2008 and 2010.The scope of the MoU covers all the three Services, envisaging cooperation in the field of military technical cooperation, logistic support and training. It also deals with joint activities include maritime ...