EMEA
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Suspicious Approach of Tanker at Douala Inner Anchorage, Cameroon
January 15: An unspecified tanker anchored in Cameroon’s Douala inner anchorage was approached by a suspicious vessel (red hull) containing four persons. The vessel approached the tanker’s starboard side amidships […]
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Stowaway Aboard Barge In Tow From Ivory Coast to Gambia
January 15: On arrival at Banjul anchorage, Gambia an unspecified tug coming from San Pedro, Ivory Coast, discovered a Ghanian stowaway on a barge in tow. The stowaway had not […]
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Mediterranean Shipping Summit Istanbul 2020 – May 05 2020
The Mediterranean Shipping Summit 2020 in Istanbul focuses on opportunities and challenges of working in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as stimulating the integration of the Turkish Shipping Industry to […]
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UKMTO Notice Regarding Strait of Hormuz
January 24: The UKMTO has issued the following notice: UKMTO is issuing this Notice to global maritime operators in order to remind mariners and ship operators of the recommended procedures […]
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Suspected Iranian Hacking Campaign Targets European Energy Companies
January 23: A hacking campaign with suspected ties to Iran has targeted the European energy sector in what’s thought to be a reconnaissance mission aimed at gathering sensitive information. The […]
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Tankers Idle At Libyan Ports As Oil Exports Dry Up Amid Port Blockade
January 20: Libya’s oil production and exports have almost ground to a halt as General Khalifa Haftar, the military leader in the country’s east, ignores international calls to seek a […]
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“Operation Dead Port”: 72-Hour Strike To Repeat This Week at French Ports
January 22: In a repeat of last week’s port blockades, dock workers are set to down tools for what the CGT has termed l’opération port mort (operation dead port), a 72-hour […]
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Belgium Seizes Over 100m Counterfeit Cigarettes From South East Asia So Far This Year; 8 Arrested
January 20: Over a hundred million counterfeit cigarettes have been seized by customs authorities in the first weeks of January, a number which nearly shatters the record set in all […]
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Australian Frigate Headed for the Middle East
January 13: Earlier this week [January 13] the Australian Navy’s HMAS Toowoomba — an ANZAC-Class frigate — set sail from the Stirling naval base south of Perth in Western Australia for a six-month deployment in […]
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921kg Cocaine Seized at Dutch Port of Vlissingen
January 14: Customs authorities at the port of Vlissingen in the Netherlands intercepted approximately 921 kg of cocaine hidden in a container between bananas. The container originated from Ecuador and […]
