Month: January 2020
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Strike Action Set to Continue at Felixstowe Port
January 14: Following strikes last month, fresh talks are due to be held at Felixstowe docks on Thursday (January 16) after union members voted decisively in favour of strike action. […]
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24-hr Strike at DP World Terminal in Fremantle, Australia; Further Actions Planned
January 14: No fewer than 200 dockworkers at DP World’s container terminal in Fremantle, Australia, have stopped work for 24 hours, accusing the company of failing to bargain in good […]
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ICC 2019 Report: Unprecedented Number of Crew Kidnappings in the Gulf of Guinea
January 14: Despite overall piracy incidents declining in 2019, there was an alarming increase in crew kidnappings across the Gulf of Guinea, according to the International Chamber of Commerce’s International […]
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US Reportedly Attempted To An Iranian Commander in Yemen The Same Night as Soleimani Strike
January 10: An unsuccessful strike on another high-ranking Iranian military commander took place in Yemen on the same night a U.S. drone strike killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, two sources […]
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Android Trojan Kills Google Play Protect, Spews Fake App Reviews
January 11: An Android malware strain camouflaged as a system app is used by threat actors to disable the Google Play Protect service, generate fake reviews, install malicious apps, show […]
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Reducing Somalia’s Piracy By Building a Fishing Industry
January 07: At the peak of the problem, in 2011, there were 237 incidents of piracy off Somalia and the Gulf of Aden (the sea separating Somalia and Yemen), accounting […]
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Four Chinese Nationals Kidnapped Near Libreville Rescued
January 12: Four Chinese nationals [two captains and two chief officers] abducted by pirates during a late December attack in waters off Owendo port in Libreville, Gabon’s capital were rescued […]
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Japanese Warship Deployed to Middle East
January 09: Following Cabinet approval in late December, Japan has now deployed a destroyer and patrol planes to the Middle East on an information-gathering mission. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe […]
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Suspicious Approach by 7 High Speed Crafts in Gulf of Aden
January 11, 09:04 UTC: An unspecified merchant vessel has reported a suspicious approach by up to seven high speed crafts with 4 POB each. At 10:09 UTC the vessel reported […]
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Brazil’s Petrobras Vessels To Avoid Strait of Hormuz
January 08: Amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA has ordered its ships to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, it said […]
