Month: September 2019
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Nigeria To Host Conference To Address Maritime Threats In The Gulf of Guinea.
August 27: The Gulf of Guinea is one of the most dangerous gulfs in the world because of the widespread piracy that has affected a number of countries in West […]
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Iran to Free Seven Crew Members of Seized British Tanker
September 04: Iran has said it will free seven crew members of a British-flagged tanker seized in the Strait of Hormuz in July, as the country’s president gave Europe a […]
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Suspicious Approach By Two Skiffs in Arabian Gulf
September 04 10:55 UTC: An MV in position Lat: 2812.3N, Long: 05047.2E has reported being followed by two skiffs within 200M. Skiffs were green in colour with two POB on […]
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Suspicious Approach Near Aden in Gulf of Aden
September 03 13:32 UTC: A merchant vessel was reported under attack by one skiff with more than 2 POB in position 12.08.1 N, 044.35.5 E. One skiff was sighted with […]
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Somalia Rejects AU Invitation on Maritime Dispute With Kenya, Trusting In ICJ
August 24: Somalia has rejected the Commission of the African Union invitation to a briefing on the maritime row with Kenya. Instead, it has expressed confidence in the International Court […]
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Sudan Declares State of Emergency in Red Sea Over Tribal Clashes
August 26: Sudan activated a state of emergency Sunday in an eastern state and ordered a probe into deadly tribal violence that has rocked the region for days, authorities said. […]
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Strike Over Murder Case Halts Container Movement at Chattogram Port, Bangladesh
September 03: Container movement at the Chattogram port remained suspended for nine hours yesterday as workers associated with articulated lorries went on strike demanding the arrest of a fellow’s killer. […]
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Cocaine Worth £20m Seized From Yacht Off Welsh Coast
August 28: Cocaine with a street value of £20m has been seized and six people arrested after a sailing yacht was intercepted off the coast of Wales. National Crime Agency (NCA) officers […]
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Port of Long Beach Secures $4.8 Million Security Grant
September 03: The Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest seaport in the US, will receive a grant of $4,777,500 from the US Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, to […]
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China Rejects U.S. Warship’s Visit Amid Trade War Tensions
August 28: China has denied an American warship permission to visit a Chinese port, the United States Navy said on Wednesday, an apparent reflection of flaring trade and military tensions […]
