Month: January 2020
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Nationwide Strike Impacts Indian Ports of Tuticorin, Cochin and Odisha
January 08: Nationwide strikes significantly impacted multiple ports around India on Wednesday. Ports impacted included Tuticorin Port (also called V.O. Chidambaranar Port) in Tamil Nadu, Cochin Port in Kerala, and […]
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Oil Shippers Raise Offers for Middle East Route on Gulf Risk
January 08: Owners of oil tankers are boosting their rates to haul crude on a key route from the Middle East as risks in the Gulf escalate after Iran retaliated against the […]
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Situation Report: Iranian Retaliatory Strike
Early on January 08 2020, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched up to twenty-two short-range ballistic missiles against two military bases used by US troops in Iraq. There are […]
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US Destroyer Seizes Over 11,000lbs Hashish in Gulf of Aden
December 27 2019: The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) interdicted a shipment of narcotics aboard a stateless vessel while conducting maritime security operations in the international waters of the Gulf […]
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Nearly 1 Tonne of Cocaine Seized From Two Vessels off Costa Rica
January 02: Costa Rica’s first large counter-narcotics operation of the new year resulted in the seizure of nearly 1 metric ton of cocaine and a pair of marine vessels off […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry Concludes Naval Drills for Red Sea Countries
January 03: A military drill aimed at boosting maritime security in the Red Sea ended Thursday, with a top Saudi naval officer saying it was the first exercise of its […]
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Japan, Vietnam Share Concerns on South China Sea
January 06: The foreign ministers of Japan and Vietnam have shared their concerns about China’s increasing activity in the disputed South China Sea and agreed to cooperate closely on maritime […]
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Nigerian Navy Seizes Wooden Boat Laden With 144 Drums Of Petroleum Product; 4 Suspects Arrested
January 03: The Nigerian Navy Ship Victory has intercepted a wooden boat laden with 144 drums of petroleum product suspected to be illegally refined automated gasoline oil. In addition, the […]
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US CISA Alert: Potential for Iranian Cyber Response to U.S. Military Strike in Baghdad
January 06: The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued Alert (AA20-006A) Potential for Iranian Cyber Response to U.S. Military Strike in Baghdad. The summary is herein included. […]
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Workers at France’s Port Jerome and Fos Exxon Refineries on Strike
January 07: Workers at France’s Port Jerome and Fos refineries, which are run by Exxon, have decided to go on strike, the CGT union wrote on a union blog page […]
