[VIDEO] IORIS 2.0 in action during maritime exercice
Video shot at RMIFC (Madagascar) and RCOC (Seychelles) during the recent Cutlass Express exercice, led by US Navy in the western Indian Ocean (November 2019). Learn more about the utilisation of IORIS platform for maritime information sharing and incident management at sea.
EU, India discussing maritime security in the Indian Ocean
Maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region has been identified as a key topic to be developed through a new track 1,5 dialogue conducted between the European Union and India, with the National Maritime Foundation acting as the leading interlocutor on the Indian side. With this mechanism, the European Union is exploring ways to build […]
Activities and achievements of EU CRIMARIO are published
This bilingual leaflet sums up the activities and achievements of the EU CRIMARIO project, for the period 2015-2019. EU CRIMARIO achievements – Réalisations de CRIMARIO from CRIMARIO Project
[VIDEO] Testimonies about IORIS platform
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 will listen successively: Ms Nancy Karigithu, Principal Secretary, State Department for Shipping & Maritime Affairs, Kenya Contre-amiral François-Régis Cloup-Mandavialle (2S, […]
Mauritius and maritime regional centres of Seychelles & Madagascar conduct a simulation exercise
Olivier Bézier, CRIMARIO Training and Capacity Building component manager, organized and conducted a Command Post Exercise (CPX) focused in drug trafficking to the primary benefit of Mauritius with the participation of RMIFC in Antananarivo and RCOC in Mahe. From 26 to 30 August, the teams were given a drug case study in western Indian Ocean, […]
Two regional maritime centres conduct simulation exercise
Olivier Bézier, CRIMARIO Training and Capacity Building component manager, organized and conducted a Command Post Exercise (CPX) focused in drug trafficking to the primary benefit of RMIFC in Antananarivo and RCOC in Mahé. A third player joined the exercise, Mauritius Coast Guard. From 10 to 13 June, the teams were given a drug case study […]
[Video] IORIS a secure platform for maritime information sharing in the Indian Ocean region
IORIS, a secure web platform for information sharing, collaboration and incident management at sea is fully operational and utilised by 2 regional maritime centres (RMIFC & RCOC), 5 western Indian Ocean countries, and the membership is growing daily. The duplicate training platform is widely used and currently the primary communications tool for US Navy led […]
[Video] Skills achieved during Maritime Data Analysis training
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 and details the maritime data analysis course. Tony Kibwana, acting Head of Port Security, Kenya Port Authority, provides […]
Training in maritime analysis contributes to a better surveillance at sea
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 analysis for the specialized staff of civilian and military agencies involved in the action of State […]
CGPCS meetings in Copenhagen and Mauritius
CRIMARIO team was present at both CGPCS meetings: Marianne Péron-Doise, political advisor, attended the “Friends of the Chair strategy meeting” from 27 to 28 May 2019 in Copenhagen; François-Régis Cloup-Mandavialle, project coordinator, attended the plenary session in Mauritius on 20 June 2019. The UN Counter Piracy Trust Fund met on the 27 May to evocate […]
Kenya elected to chair Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
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 with the challenge of piracy which remains a threat to […]
Madagascar will host the 1st forum on maritime security
15 June 2019 – Madagascar will host the first regional forum on maritime security, to which several neighboring countries of the Big Island will participate, among others, Kenya, Mozambique, Mauritius, Comoros, Reunion and Seychelles. At the military award ceremony to Commander Jason Neil, Defense Attaché at the US Embassy, the Minister of National Defense, General […]
Seychelles, CJTF-HOA build partnership
Victoria, 21 May 2019 — The East African island nation of Seychelles is a key partner with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, working towards increasing security and regional stability in the Indian Ocean. U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, recently visited the […]
Mozambique and Seychelles Discuss Cooperation
Maputo 21 May 2019 — The governments of Mozambique and the Seychelles on Monday signed agreements on aviation, security and public order and general cooperation. The agreements were signed in Maputo as part of a state visit by Seychelles President Danny Faure, who will remain in the Mozambican capital to attend the Conference on the […]
IORIS at the Comoros Maritime Information Center
From April 29 to May 2, 2019, Olivier Bézier organized and conducted training session for some twenty officers of the new National Maritime Information Fusion Centre of the Union of the Comoros. The session included a practical module on the law of the sea, and basic training using the IORIS information sharing and crisis management […]