Month: June 2019
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‘Going Dark’ is a Red Flag – AIS Tracking and Sanctions Compliance
May 29:Turning off the AIS to avoid detection is having the opposite effect when it comes to authorities monitoring vessels in areas covered by sanctions. The Automated Identification System (AIS) […]
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EU Drugs Agency Highlights Concern Over Narcotics Trafficking Using Containers
June 11: The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has published its European Drug Report 2019: Trends and Developments, available for download here. Of particular note for […]
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$350M Worth Of Cocaine & Marijuana Seized During 3-Month Operation Across Americas
June 06: The U.S. Coast Guard completed a massive offload of narcotics Thursday, which were seized at sea during a three-month-long operation. The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter […]
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Israeli Navy Arrests Stowaway Suspected of Attempted Arson on Cargo Vessel Near Haifa
June 10: The Israel Navy arrested a stowaway aboard a Turkish merchant ship on Sunday after the man was suspected of attempting to set the vessel on fire outside Haifa […]
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Case Study: Stowaways in the Steering Gear Trunk
June 11: The Swedish Club has released a case study of stowaways in the steering gear trunk of a container vessel that departed from Lagos. A container vessel had departed […]
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CSIS: Assessing the Risks of Chinese Investments in Sub-Saharan African Ports
Full report available here. Chinese investments in sub-Saharan African ports1 present potential threats to U.S. influence in sub-Saharan Africa as well as African sovereignty. A recent CSIS report, Influence and Infrastructure: […]
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Nigerian Piracy Levels Deemed ‘Unacceptable’, International Solutions Sought at IMO
June 10: Some of shipping’s top stakeholders met on Friday at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to demand action to counter the dire piracy situation off […]
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Shipping Losses Lowest This Century, but Incident Numbers Remain High
June 04: Large shipping losses are now at their lowest level this century having declined by over 50% year on year, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s (AGCS) […]
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Climate Activists Block Cruise Ship in Kiel to Protest Environmental Impact
June 09: About 50 climate protesters blocked the departure of a cruise ship from the German port of Kiel on Sunday, trying to call attention to the “catastrophic local and […]
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Protests Against Large Cruise Ships in Venice, Following Accident
June 08: Approximately 5,000 residents of the northern Italian city of Venice on Saturday protested against the presence of cruise ships in the busy Giudecca Canal, following a ship accident […]
