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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...
YARIS and SKYLIGHT join forces to better monitor the sea
Combating illicit activities at sea is crucial for ensuring a peaceful and sustainable use of marine resources. But how can governments and nongovernmental organisations identify illegal fishing, drug trafficking, bunkering, and other activities among the thousands of...
Maritime domain news
EU updates Maritime Security Strategy
[Source : European Commission] Today, the European Commission and the High Representative adopted a Joint Communication on an enhanced EU Maritime Security Strategy to ensure a peaceful use of the seas and safeguard the maritime domain against new threats. They have...
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!
[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...
AN OPERATIONAL PLATFORM
for the maritime security community
YARIS is operational since September 2020. It offers a secure working environment to the community (collaborative intranet), and operational functions covering the spectrum of needs (anticipation, alert, coordination, command, legal) operated through the 3 application modules: advanced mapping, messaging, logbook.
YARIS can integrate various sources of information (third-party systems, sensors). Servers and encrypted data are hosted in an ISO27001 data centre. Access to YARIS is via a virtual private network.
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What is the GoGIN+ project?
The GoGIN+ project (Gulf of Guinea Inter-regional Network – Extension), financed by the European Union, is a direct extension of the GoGIN project, which was started in 2016 and completed in October 2021. Its aim is to contribute to maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea in order to promote the blue economy and the economic development of countries. Specifically, the GOGIN+ project supports the deployment, within the maritime authorities of the Gulf of Guinea, of the maritime information sharing and incident management platform called YARIS (Yaoundé Architecture Regional Information System), developed and designed in close partnership with the Yaoundé Architecture authorities.
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