1.Convoys Advisor
Navy convey and escort operations for ships transiting Gulf of Aden are provided by China, India, Korea, Japan and Russia. Contact info@intercargo.org for convoy escort schedules.
2. Maritime Security Transit Corridor (MSTC)
The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) webpage https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2017/09/06/guidance-on-maritime-security-transit-corridor/ provides details of a new Maritime Security Transit Corridor (MSTC), related to transits through the Gulf of Aden, Bab Al Mandeb (BaM), Southern Red Sea, and associated waters.
The MSTC will consist of:
- The Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC)
- The BAM Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) and the TSS West of the Hanish Islands
- A two-way route directly connecting the IRTC and the BAM TSS
Background on Combined Maritime Forces (CMF):
- Combined Maritime Forces (CMF, https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/tag/shade/) is an international naval partnership consisting of 31 nations and 25 navies. It is headed by a US Navy Vice Admiral with the UK Maritime Component Commander as his deputy. The 31 nations that comprise CMF are not bound by either a political or military mandate. CMF is a flexible organisation.
- The 31 member nations are: Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, The Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, United Kingdom, United States and Yemen.
