IORIS In support of Maritime Conservation in Latin America
Last week, CRIMARIO, in cooperation with WILD AID, organised a Regional Exercise (REGEX) with 14 agencies from 5 countries in Latin America to interoperate and better manage biodiversity and marine and coastal resources. Through the one-week exercise, IORIS facilitated monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) operations of a fishing fleet composed of 16 Panama and Ecuador-flagged […]
CRIMARIO at the EU & Latin America and the Caribbean bi-regional seminar on peace, security and defence challenges
On September 17, 2024, civilian and military experts from 35 European Union (EU), Latin American, and Caribbean (LAC) countries, along with key decision-makers, gathered in Cartagena, Colombia, for the Fourth Seminar on Security and Defense. The seminar, organized by the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), and the Spanish […]
Refresh Training Began in Hargeisa for the Somaliland Coast Guard
Yesterday, the Somaliland Coast Guard in Hargeisa commenced a comprehensive refresh training program aimed at enhancing their maritime security capabilities. Led by CRIMARIO Representative Kenneth Neijnes and Senior Instructor Björn Beirens, the seven-day course will focus on equipping the Coast Guard with the skills needed to effectively use the IORIS platform. Both trainers are highly […]
Enhancing Maritime Crisis Management: CRIMARIO Partners with Madagascar to Strengthen National Coordination
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]CRIMARIO, in collaboration with the Maritime Information Fusion Center (MIFC) Madagascar, is organising a Workshop on Maritime Crisis Management (GCM) from May 27 to 31. The workshop aims to enhance the knowledge and skills of the staff responsible for crisis management within ministerial departments and national agencies that contribute […]
BALINN24: working together to enhance regional coordination and information sharing for safer and more secure seas
Between the 22 and the 25 of April, 22 agencies from 9 countries (Comoros, Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius Mozambique, Reunion, Seychelles, Tanzania), including two Regional Centres (Regional Centres: RCOC Regional Coordination Operation Centre, RMIFC (Regional Maritime Information Fusion Centre), and EUNAVFOR Atalanta participated in the Tabletop / command Post exercise “BALINN2024”. Co-organised by CRIMARIO and […]
We always need to communicate, especially in time of crisis.
Maritime is constantly vulnerable to crisis, being it related to cybersecurity or piracy incidents, accidents (collisions or oil spills) or fatalities. No matter what the challenge is, handle the crisis with a trained and responsive team is essential to limit the damages. Moreover, how you communicate internally and externally can come to define how your organisation is […]
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 develop tools on organisational chains. The initial objective of […]
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 continually in the Info-Pacific region? Sisyphus, an ongoing exercise in the Indo-Pacific designed by […]
Successful IORIS Regional Exercise in the Gulf of Aden/Horn of Africa region
This past week marked an important and necessary moment in enhancing maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Aden/Horn of Africa region as the project conducted a comprehensive regional exercise. Our dedicated participants from the Jordanian Maritime Authority, Royal Jordanian Navy, Yemen Maritime Affairs Authority, and Oman Maritime Security Centre showcased exemplary teamwork and […]
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 Command Post Exercise “PAGHAHANDA” 2023 was jointly organised by the Philippines’ National Coast Watch Center (NCW Center) and CRIMARIO II […]
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 platform. It makes them able to exchange and analyse information and jointly coordinate […]
Somaliland Coast Guards join the IORIS community
Between the 4th and the 9th of November, CRIMARIO provided IORIS training to the Somaliland Coast Guard for the first time. Seventeen officials participated in the Foundation and Advanced courses, learning how to use the IORIS Platform, to communicate with other entities, exchange documents, use dedicated mapping features and AIS data, and other basic principles of the platform, which will support the decision-making process […]
The Indo Pacific Regional Information Sharing Platform (IORIS) to support delivering humanitarian aid to Somalia
Although latest developments regarding international legal framework have brought a new scenario in which international navies are not allowed to operate inside Somali Territorial Waters, the protection of WFP vessels remains a crucial part of Operation Atalanta’s mandate. Monitoring and timely information-sharing with WFP vessels inside Somali TTW is ever more important, as the EU […]
Improving maritime law enforcement through forensic diving training
A truly international team met between the 3rd and the 13th of January in Maldives for a Forensics diving course which was organised by CRIMARIO II, in collaboration with the French National Gendarmerie (CNING Centre National d’Instruction Nautique de la Gendarmerie) and hosted by the Maldivian Cost Guard diving school. French instructors, with the help […]
Madagascar: IORIS platform users strengthen their know-how
The CFIM (Maritime Information Fusion Center), brings together the State authorities involved at sea (Naval Forces, Port Authorities, Search and Rescue Centre, Fisheries Surveillance, Environment, Gendarmerie, Police, Customs, etc.). Created in 2015 under the authority of the Prime Minister, the CFIM centralises all maritime data and processes it in order to alert to potential or […]