Month: March 2020
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Somalia Warns Pakistan and Iran Over illegal Fishing
March 14: Somalia has sought assistance from the global anti-piracy forces to help it capture 43 boats from Pakistan and Iran that they are alleging are conducting illegal fishing operations […]
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3 Suspects Arrested For Attempted Theft Aboard Cargo Ship In Singapore Strait
UPDATE March 17: The below incident is likely the same as that reported by the ICC: “15.03.2020: 2030 UTC: Posn: 01:10.9N – 103:26.0E, Singapore Straits. Three robbers armed with crowbar […]
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Thai Authorities Seize 189.5kg of Methamphetamines Over Month
March 07: Thai authorities have seized another 112 kgs of crystal methamphetamine that washed ashore on Koh Kut, following earlier discoveries of dozens of waterproof packages containing drugs in this […]
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Malaysian Authorities Seize 500,000 Contraband Cigarettes Off Kuala Besar Coast
March 09: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) thwarted a smuggling attempt with the seizure of 500,000 sticks of white cigarettes, worth RM374,000, including tax, in the waters off Kuala […]
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Crude Oil Tanker Experiences Suspicious Approach in Singapore Straits
March 09, 01:15 LT: During transit through Singapore strait the Crude Oil Tanker MT ANNE (IMO #9722936) was reportedly approached by a fast boat at her stern in position 01°14.9N, […]
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CYpBER 2020 Conference in Cyprus on May 19 2020
On 19th of May at the Hilton Nicosia hotel in Cyprus, takes place the 3rd CYpBER 2020, Cyber Security Conference for the Maritime, Oil & Gas and Energy sectors which is […]
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Strike at Lisbon Port May Continue to Challenge Operations Until March 30
March 12: Hapag-Lloyd has announced that the Lisbon Stevedores Union has staged a strike that includes a full stoppage in Lisbon port, which it says will continue until 8.00am 30 […]
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Israeli Workers Strike at Ports of Ashdod, Eilat, and Haifa Shuts Down Shipping
March 09: Two thousand five hundred workers at the Eilat, Haifa and Ashdod ports began a strike Monday after unsuccessful salary negotiations between the Histadrut National Labor Union and the […]
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USCG Seizes 700 lbs Cocaine & 650 lbs Marijuana During 70 Days in Eastern Pacific and Panama Canal; 27 Suspects Arrested
March 13: The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returned to port in Maine on Thursday, ending a 70-day “counter-drug patrol” that resulted in the seizure of $12.5 million in cocaine, […]
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150kg Cannabis Resin Seized From Fishing Vessel at Moroccan Port of Tangier Med
March 09: Judicial police in Tangier seized one ton and 150 kilograms of cannabis resin from a fishing boat docked at the Tangier Med Port on Monday, March 9. The security operation […]
