Americas
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US Active Duty Sailor Shoots and Kills Two Civilians, Injures A Third, at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Honolulu
December 04, 14:30 LT (12:30 GMT +1): A US military spokesman has confirmed that on Wednesday an active-duty sailor at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard) in Honolulu […]
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Protests/Strikes Continue in Colombia, Potentially Impacting Port Access and Operations
December 04: Following recent nationwide protests and strikes in Colombia, a nationwide general strike and accompanying demonstrations continued and are ongoing on December 04. In the capital, Bogota, there is […]
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Colombia Follows Latin American Wave of Rage With Nationwide Strike and Protests
November 21: A general strike took place in Colombia on Nov. 21, paralyzing the country. […] Strikers blocked major streets, ports and airport entrances. The Central Union of Workers (CUT) […]
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Columbian Authorities Seize 2.5 Tonnes of Cocaine from Fishing Vessel Headed From Venezuela to Honduras
November 28: Authorities seized approximately 2.5 tonnes of cocaine from a boat some 280 nm off the coast of San Andres, a Colombian island in the Caribbean Sea. Authorities found […]
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Boarding and Theft Aboard Vehicle Carrier at Callao Anchorage
November 23, 10:20 UTC: Duty crew onboard a vehicle carrier anchored at Callao Anchorage in Peru (posn: 12:01.8S – 077:11.7W) noticed the forecastle store entrance door and forward booby hatch […]
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Authorities Seize 158 kg of Cocaine at Santos Port, Hidden Within Backhoe Loader
November 19: Authorities seized 158 kg of cocaine hidden in a hollow part of a backhoe loader at an unknown terminal of Santos port. It is unclear how authorities obtained […]
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One Tonne of Cocaine Seized at Santos Port, Hidden Amongst Scrap Metal
November 22: Authorities seized one tonne of cocaine concealed among a cargo of scrap metal at an undisclosed terminal of Santos port. Authorities, aided by sniffer dogs, found the narcotics […]
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3 Tons of Cocaine Hidden In Container of Rice Seized at Port of Montevideo
November 20: Customs officials in Uruguay reportedly seized approx. 3 tons of cocaine on Wednesday, November 20 at the port of Montevideo. The cocaine was reportedly concealed in a container […]
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Chile’s National Dockworkers Union Begins 48-Hour Strike Monday-Tuesday
November 25: Further to precious reports of widespread strikes impacting Chile, “The Chilean Dockworkers Union announced on Friday that its members would strike on Monday and Tuesday, paralysing ports up […]
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Tanker Suspected of Brazil Oil Spill Reportedly in India At Time of Incident
November 25: Recently (21 November 2019) incomplete evidence was presented by Laboratório de Análise e Processamento de Imagens de Satélites (Lapis) at the Brazilian Federal Senate hearing speculating that the […]
