Month: May 2019
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Fuel Tanker Drivers Threaten New Strike in Portugal
May 04: Portuguese fuel tanker drivers have threatened further action, less than two weeks after a three-day strike over low wages and poor working conditions brought the country to a […]
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Longshoremen in British Colombia to Vote on Strike Action
May 6: Members of International Longshore & Warehouse Union locals in British Colombia (B.C.) have been asked to vote this week in favour of strike action. A vote in favour […]
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Likely Attempted Robbery at Puerto Bolivar Anchorage, Colombia
April 25: At approx. 03:40 UTC, two persons in a small boat approached and boarded an anchored bulk carrier at Puerto Bolivar Anchorage in Colombia (posn: 12:17.9N – 072:01.2W.) Alert […]
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China’s Cybersecurity Threats Target Middleman IT Providers, US Official Says
April 28: China is growing more efficient at cyber theft, a U.S. official warned at a recent cybersecurity conference in Washington. “So what we’re seeing is rather than the Chinese actors […]
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Whale With Harness Believed to be Trained By Russian Military
April 29: Marine experts in Norway believe they have stumbled upon a beluga that was trained by the Russian navy as part of a programme to use underwater mammals as […]
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North Korea Conducts Short-Range Missile Test, Launching into Pacific Ocean
May 04: North Korea reportedly conducted its first missile test in 18 months early Saturday morning (May 4), launching a short-range vehicle east into the Pacific Ocean. An Earth-observing Dove […]
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Initial Reports of Attempted Robbery at Onne Port, Nigeria
May 07: Port authorities reportedly state that two suspects boarded an offshore supply vessel at Federal Ocean Terminal in Onne Port. An AB on-watch detected the perpetrators and raised the […]
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Both Vessels Recovered and Crew Safe Following Two Pirate Attacks Off Coast of Malabo Island, Near Cameroon
May 05: Initial reports suggest that a tug was boarded and hijacked whilst underway approx. 30 nm WSW of Punta Oscura, Malabo Island. Later the same day, the tug is […]
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Initial Reports of Tug Attacked in GoG
May 05: Initial reports that a tug was “attacked” at approx. 12:00 UTC in position 03 04N – 007 59E while underway. MDAT-GOG advises extreme caution in the area. Source: […]
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Attempted Boarding Off Coast of SW Bayelsa State, Nigeria
May 03: At approx. 20:50 LT last Friday, an oil products tanker was approached by an unknown number of pirates aboard one speed boat while transiting offshore Bayelsa State (approx. […]