Capacity building
Navies, authorities and agencies and from Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka attend Regional IORIS Standard Operation Procedure workshop
Between the 5 and the 9 of February, 2024 CRIMARIO II instructors, including CRIMARIO’s Regional Representative Admiral (Ret’d) Piyal De Silva, former Commander of the Navy, organised a regional SOP workshop in Sri Lanka, which was attended by officers from the Sri...
Peer learning in Mozambique for safety and security at sea
Peer learning provides an opportunity for participants to share and discuss diverse perspectives, for a more well-rounded understanding of a topic. Moreover, the process facilitates collaboration and teamwork and helps build valuable skills, much needed when one...
Enhancing connectivity and interoperability around the Horn of Africa through IORIS
Pirate Action Groups (PAG) operating in and around the Horn of Africa and the Somali Basin are once again back in the spotlight following recent incidents such as the hijacking of the MV RUEN, the unlawful boarding of the MV Lila Norfolk, and the confirmed...
CRIMARIO supports Seychelles to coordinate Disaster Risk Management
In November 2023 the CRIMARIO team had planned a crisis management workshop between the 11th and the 15th of December in the Seychelles. However, due to unexpected circumstances the focus needed to change and the team had to swiftly adapt and carry out a workshop and...
SISYPHUS: a dynamic maritime exercise enhancing IORIS uptake across the Indo-Pacific Region
With a growing community now proficient in IORIS, spanning over 55 organizations across the Indo-Pacific, there is a need to foster deeper engagement at both national and regional levels. What best way to involve different agencies through an exercise which will run...
Philippine agencies work together to enhace national inter-agency coordination and information sharing on securing safe seas
19 Philippine national maritime law enforcement agencies worked together this week to facilitate and enhance national inter-agency information sharing and operational coordination among them with the main goal of securing the Philippine maritime jurisdiction. The...
Connecting and coordinating Maritime – IORIS training in Mogadishu
EUCAP and CRIMARIO II organised a two-week training for members of Somali Police Force Department of Coast Guard, Somali Navy and Coast Guard and the Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy. In total, 23 officers successfully completed the training on the IORIS...
CRIMARIO in Cape Town to participate to the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC) High Level meeting
Between the 24 and the 26 of October, CRIMARIO II participated in the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC) High-Level meeting on the implementation of the Jeddah Amendment to the DCoC, which took place in Cape Town, South Africa. During the meeting, which saw the...
Re-enforcing regional governance through IORIS for safety and security at sea in the Indo-Pacific region.
Over 80 officials from 21 African countries, across Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America, together with European partners, participated in the first IORIS Steering Committee Policy Board and Working Group Meetings in the past few days (16-18 October) in Nairobi....
Common Standard for the enhancement of Maritime Security and Safety in the Indo-Pacific region
CRIMARIO II organised a workshop (9-13 Oct 2023) to test the effectiveness of the IORIS Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), developed to enhance maritime security and safety in the Indo-Pacific region. During the course IORIS, the neutral and secure maritime...
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...
Philippine agencies train together to ensure safe and secure seas
On the 10 and 11 of August, the National Coast Watch Center (NCW Center), with the support of the CRIMARIO project, organised a large-scale interagency Tabletop and Field Training Exercise in Manila. The exercise aimed to test the interoperability and communication...
Interconnecting national maritime agencies to strengthen maritime security and safety in the Philippines
On the 20 and 21 March 2023, eleven maritime Philippines agencies met in Manila and agreed to create a National IORIS Governance structure, to best serve the operational interests of the Philippines, IORIS being a neutral and secure information exchange and maritime...