Launch of the “Safe Domain III” operation

Launch of the “Safe Domain III” operation

On Monday, 5 August 2024, the launch of the operation “Safe Domain III”, for the Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre (MMC) in the ECOWAS area covering Togo, Nigeria and Benin, was held in Cotonou. The YARIS system is one of the platforms selected by the...
The Yaoundé Architecture strengthens its pool of YARIS trainers

The Yaoundé Architecture strengthens its pool of YARIS trainers

[Abidjan-ARSTM, 15 December 2023] The Permanent Secretary for State Action at Sea, represented by Colonel AKE Josée Nicole, chaired the closing ceremony of the train of trainers session in the use of YARIS (Yaoundé Architecture Regional Information System), in the...
Equatorial Guinea centres trained at YARIS

Equatorial Guinea centres trained at YARIS

[Malabo, 20 to 24 November 2023] The coordination of maritime safety and security is essential to monitor and combat any illegal activity at sea (suspicious vessels, armed attacks, acts of piracy, pollution, illegal fishing, etc.). In Equatorial Guinea, this is...
Effective cooperation during pirate attacks, thanks to YARIS

Effective cooperation during pirate attacks, thanks to YARIS

In the framework of the fight against maritime insecurity and the response to an event, access to knowledge of the maritime domain is crucial, as well as the sharing of information to prompt the cooperation of the authorities in crisis situations. The YARIS platform...
Spanish Navy surveillance centre trained to use YARIS

Spanish Navy surveillance centre trained to use YARIS

Six operators from COVAM (Spanish Navy Maritime Surveillance and Security Centre) were trained on the YARIS platform on 16 and 17 February 2023, in Cartagena (Spain). The YARIS trainer of the European project GoGIN+, Diego Ron, presented all the functionalities of...
EU supports MMCC Zone F with monitoring equipment

EU supports MMCC Zone F with monitoring equipment

[Source : Ghanaian Times] The European Union (EU), through the Support to West Africa Integrated Maritime Security (SWAIMS), has donated monitoring equipment to the Multinational Maritime Coor­dination Centre (MMCC) Zone F in Accra on Wednesday. The donation is to...
MICA Center Annual Report 2022 is out!

MICA Center Annual Report 2022 is out!

[Source : MICA Center] Now a tradition, with New Year wishes comes the MICA Center Annual Report on Maritime security Worldwide. Although the decline in maritime piracy and robbery that began in 2021 continued in 2022, this decrease is due in particular to a...