This is a follow-up update on the piracy situation in Douala, Cameroon as raised by some members at the INTERCARGO meeting in Athens on 4 Oct. Those members referred to an arrangement of a “free of charge armed security team onboard ships at Douala anchorage”. MDAT-GoG Weekly Report 36-19 includes ae a copy of the Notice of Port Authority of Douala on this arrangement dated 22 Aug 2019 (click here to download).
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