Month: September 2019
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British-Flagged STENA IMPERO Tanker Docks in Dubai after Iran Release; Crew Released
September 28: The British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero arrived in Dubai on Saturday, after being detained with its crew in Iran for more than two months in an incident that […]
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Tenerife Power Outage Reportedly NOT Directly Impacting Port Operations
September 29: According to The Metro, the mass power outage impacting Tenerife in the Canary Islands is NOT directly affecting essential public services, airports, ports and hospitals. “The massive power […]
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Fire On Oil Tankers at South Korean Port Injures Ten
September 28: A fire that spread across two oil tankers in the South Korean port of Ulsan injured 10 people on Saturday, coastguard and fire officials said, adding the blaze […]
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Environmental Activists Block Cunard Cruise Ship with Kayaks at Hernesaari Port in Helsinki
September 25: A group of approximately nine environmental activists in kayaks have blocked the departure of a Cunard cruise ship from the Port of Helsinki‘s Hernessari harbour. The Extinction Rebellion Finland group […]
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Ghana Foils ‘Elaborate Plot’ Targeting Government
September 24: Security forces in Ghana say they have arrested at least three people over alleged plans to target the presidency. “The joint operation was to neutralize an elaborate plot […]
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Cocaine Found On Ship Used to Transport Rockets to European Spaceport in Kourou (Pariacabo), French Guiana
September 20: 8 kilos of cocaine have been found in a ship used to transport rocket elements to and from the European spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana, South America, […]
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Mexico Intercepts 80kg of Cocaine on CMA CGM Ship at Port of Lázaro Cárdenas
September 18: Mexican Navy and Coast Guard personnel have seized over 80 kilograms of cocaine from a container aboard the CMA CGM Mississippi at the Pacific Ocean Port of Lázaro […]
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Strike in Greece Impact Island Ferries and Athens Transport Network
September 24: Greek island ferries are tied up in port and Athens public transport, hospitals and state schools face disruption after unions went on strike against proposed labour reforms. Police […]
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France’s Cannes to Ban Polluting Cruise Ships
September 23: Mediterranean resort town Cannes, France’s fourth-biggest cruise ship port, will ban the most polluting cruise ships from next year in a bid to boost air quality in the […]
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Interpol Reports Detecting Over a Dozen Suspected Terrorists Crossing Mediterranean During 6-Week Operation
September 19: Interpol says it has detected more than a dozen suspected “foreign terrorist fighters” crossing the Mediterranean Sea during a six-week operation. The international police organisation carried out more […]
