November 2018

On Thursday 22 November 2018, EU NAVFOR Force Commander welcomed the Puntland Minister of Maritime Transport, Ports and Maritime Crime Prevention, Saeed Mohamed Rageh on board Atalanta's Flagship ESPS Castilla.

10 years of counter-piracy operations has seen successful outcomes resulting from the partnerships between military navies and commercial shipping working closely together.

EU NAVFOR have returned to Bosasso to conduct joint exercises with the Bosasso Port Maritime Police Unit (BPMPU).

EU NAVFOR has been conducting visits to key areas around the Horn of Africa in order to see how the EU integrated approach can assist.

Fisheries and aquaculture employ more than 43 million individuals worldwide. For Somalia, the country with the longest coastline of continental Africa, the fisheries sector has a large impact on income and sources of food for the local people.

Building and developing regional maritime capability is one of the key aims of EU NAVFOR; by sharing our expertise, we promote lasting regional solutions, which will help to deter and prevent acts of piracy throughout the region.

Friendly Approaches help to build mutual trust and understanding between counter-piracy naval forces and the local Somali community.

EU NAVFOR's Deputy Commander, Rear Admiral Giuseppe Rapese attended the Article 8 Political dialogue between the European Union and the Seychelles on the 8th of November 2018.

Protecting vessels carrying food to Somali communities is part of Operational Atlanta’s core tasks and earlier this week the Italian frigate, ITS Federico Martinengo did just that.

Protecting World Food Programme (WFP) and vulnerable vessels in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden is one of Operation Atalanta’s key tasks.