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On 2 February, EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA Commander (OpCdr), Vice Admiral Núñez Torrente met Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Mr. Kitack Lim, at IMO Headquarters in London (UK).
Feb 06, 2023
On 30 January, the Coordinated Maritime Presences in the North-West Indian Ocean (CMP NWIO) organized a Symposium to promote this new EU concept together with the enhanced maritime cooperation between the EU and Omani maritime forces.
Feb 03, 2023
London, 2 February 2023 – Operation Atalanta Commander, Spanish VADM José M. Nuñez Torrente, chaired XIII Industry Strategy Meeting in London, hosted by H.E. Head of the EU Delegation to the UK, Ambassador. Pedro A.
Feb 02, 2023
On 13 January 2023, Italian Deputy Commander (DCOM) Rear Admiral Paolo Spagnoletta handed over EU NAVFOR ATALANTA Deputy Command to French Rear Admiral Hilaire Ducellier.
Jan 13, 2023
Rota, January 10, 2023 - the designated Force Commander (FCDR) of Operation AGENOR, Captain Renaud Flamant (Belgium), paid a visit to the Operation Headquarters (OHQ) of the European Union Naval Force Operation ATALANTA, located in the Rota Naval Base (Spain).
Jan 12, 2023
The frigate ESPS Santa Maria, flagship of the European Naval Force – Operation ATALANTA, conducted a Local Maritime Capacity Building activity between 19th and 21st December, outside Somali territorial waters.
Dec 27, 2022
On 09 December 2022, EUNAVFOR Atalanta conducted Joint Sea Activity, supporting UNODC’s Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP) and Somali Fisheries Enforcement officers, as part of UNODC organised training activity Ex Sea Spirit in support of UNSCR 2662/2022.
Dec 19, 2022
Djibouti, December 2nd, 2022 — On Friday, the Operation Commander (OPCDR) of the European Union Naval Force Operation ATALANTA, Vice Admiral (VADM) José María Nuñez Torrente chaired the Force Headquarters (FHQ) Change of Command cer
Dec 02, 2022
On 30 November 2022, the Operation Commander (OPCDR) of EU NAVFOR - Operation ATALANTA, Vice Admiral (VADM) José María Núñez Torrente chaired the Farewell Ceremony of the Spanish Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) P-3M ORION.
Nov 30, 2022
The EU Naval Forces (EU NAVFOR) Operation ATALANTA, in partnership with Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) hosted the 50th SHADE Conference in Manama (Bahrein), 16th - 17th November 2022.
Nov 24, 2022
Last week, the United Nations World Food Program (UN WFP) reached the impressive three million (3 M) metric tons of food and first need items successfully transported and delivered to Somalia by merchant vessels protected or monitored by EUNAVFOR ATALANTA.
Oct 04, 2022
EUNAVFOR Atalanta and both the Regional Maritime Information Fusion Center (RMIFC/Madagascar) and the Regional Coordination Operations Center (RCOC/Seychelles) conducted their first joint operation from September 21 to 24.
Sep 30, 2022