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EU NAVFOR conducts three more successful escorts for WFP and AMISOM vessels

August 31, 2010 – 4:32 pm

After ten days chasing and disrupting suspect skiffs in the Gulf of Aden, the French EUNAVFOR Flag ship DE GRASSE headed south to the Somali Basin, to conduct the EU NAVFOR primary task: protection of merchant vessels (MV) chartered by World Food Program (WFP) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Under the...

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Kenyan Navy further strengthens its ties with EU NAVFOR

September 3, 2010 – 2:49 pm

During the French Flagship FS DE GRASSE’s port visit in Mombasa (Kenya), the Force Commander, Rear-Admiral Philippe Coindreau, liaised with...

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Joint brief on counter piracy operations for Japanese delegation

September 3, 2010 – 2:37 pm

The Japanese Vice Defence Minister, M. Daizo Kusuda, visited Northwood on 2 September as part of the European tour he...

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Former Swedish Force Commander briefs EU NAVFOR Operational Headquarters

September 1, 2010 – 5:44 pm

As part of the Lessons Learned process, and the ongoing work in trying to improve the fight against piracy, former...

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Greek frigate HS ADRIAS joins the Task Force

September 1, 2010 – 4:27 pm

On 1 September, HS ADRIAS and her crew joined EU NAVFOR on the area of operation. HS ADRIAS is a type...

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EU NAVFOR conducts three more successful escorts for WFP and AMISOM vessels

August 31, 2010 – 4:32 pm

After ten days chasing and disrupting suspect skiffs in the Gulf of Aden, the French EUNAVFOR Flag ship DE GRASSE...

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EUNAVFOR welcomes Spanish amphibious ship SPS GALICIA

August 31, 2010 – 4:14 pm

On 31 August, the Spanish amphibious ship SPS GALICIA joined the EU NAVFOR Task Force 465 to start her tour...

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EU NAVFOR interacts with the regional fishing community

August 27, 2010 – 8:26 pm

Wednesday 25 August, EU NAVFOR Italian frigate LIBECCIO visited a fishing dhow in the eastern part of the Gulf of...

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Raising awareness on Best Management Practices

August 26, 2010 – 1:19 pm

Yesterday, Wednesday 25 August, EU NAVFOR Operational Headquarters (Northwood – UK) welcomed maritime industry representatives for its sixth “Industry Workshop”. This...

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