Month: December 2019
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US House of Representatives Advances Bill Strengthening Security of Inland Waters
December 12: The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to advance a bipartisan bill that strengthens the security of inland waters. Under the Inland Waters Security Review Act, the Department […]
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Unconfirmed Reports of IRGC Vessels Surrounding USS Abraham Lincoln During Strait of Hormuz Transit
December 04: UNCONFIRMED reports that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly surrounded a U.S. aircraft carrier group as it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz last week. According to […]
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Philippines’ Duterte to Lift Martial Law in Mindanao By End of Year
December 10: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will lift martial law in Mindanao by the end of the year, his spokesperson has announced, signalling an end to the controversial May 2017 […]
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P11 Million Worth of Smuggled Coffee Beans and Corned Beef Seized at Manila Port
December 06: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Friday seized six containers of smuggled coffee beans, corned beef and used clothing estimated to be worth more than P11 million [over […]
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Record Cocaine Seizures in Brazil Reveals Drug Flooding Ports
December 06: Cocaine seizures in Brazil have hit a record high this year — with the vast majority of drugs detected in cargo containers at the country’s ports. Between January […]
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Nigerian Navy Arrest 8 Suspects with 112 Drums of Premium Motor Spirit
December 10: The Nigerian Navy in Akwa Ibom State has arrested 8 suspects with 112 drums of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The eight suspects were arrested with the drums of […]
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Dock Workers in Rouen and Marseille Join French Protests Against Pension Plans
December 10: Large protests took place on Tuesday in Paris and other French cities, as people returned to the streets to reject President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to overhaul the country’s […]
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Initial Report of Suspicious Approach Near Bab el Mandeb
December 03, 14:50 UTC: According to an initial report by the UKMTO, “A merchant vessel has reported a suspicious approach at 1450 UTC on the 3rd Dec, by a skiff […]
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Authorities in Antwerp, Belgium Seize 2,019 kg Cocaine From Container of Fertilizer From Colombia; 1 Suspect Arrested in Netherlands
November 27: Police in the Netherlands announced on Monday [December 09] the arrest of a 25-year-old Rotterdam man in connection with the discovery of 2,019 kilograms of cocaine at the […]
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US Discusses Aim of Naval Mission in Gulf
December 01: General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of the US regional command CENTCOM, gave the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain an explanation of the new US-led naval mission in the seas between […]
