EU Ambassador to Togo attends SEACOP rummage training opening ceremony

Today, SEACOP held the opening ceremony of the advanced ship search training in Lomé, #Togo 🇹🇬. In the presence of the EU Ambassador to Togo, Joaquín Vilallonga, the ceremony was attended by SEACOP Deputy Regional Coordinator for West Africa, Togo’s Maritime Prefect, the representative of the Minister’s High Advisor for the sea, the Director of…

Dominican Republic, SEACOP sign MoU on illicit trafficking

On March 15th and 16th, the SEACOP and MCBS projects, funded by the European Union, organised a meeting in Santo Domingo to analyse the main Caribbean region threats regarding the maritime context. During these days, local institutions with competence in the fight against illicit maritime trafficking, foreign organisations and agencies, different member countries, MAOC-N and…

COLIBRI holds Global Feedback Meeting on Operation Rutilant

On 7 March 2023, GIFP component COLIBRI organised the Global Feedback Meeting for Operation Rutilant. Over 150 participants attended online while the COLIBRI team moderated the meeting from the WCO headquarters in Brussels. This hybrid meeting was attended by administrations from COLIBRI partner countries that participated in operation Rutilant to include Customs, Police and civil…

Barbados renews commitment to fight against illicit maritime trafficking with SEACOP

Bridgetown, 7 March 2023 – The government of Barbados on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to the fight against trafficking at sea during a National Steering Committee co-organised with European Union-funded project SEACOP. Chaired by the Division of National Security, Prime Minister’s Office, the committee gave SEACOP representatives the opportunity to meet with representatives of local…