Mozambique state-owned maritime security company ProIndicus, and ship-building company MAM, were conceived on the assumption their services would be forced upon international oil companies (IOCs) operating in Mozambican waters, a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) has been told. The idea was to “…make it obligatory for ProIndicus to provide security services, similar to what happens…...

A ProIndicus maritime defence vessel in the port of Pemba, northern Mozambique. Photo © Zitamar News