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Cyprus Port Workers Strike Averted
September 26: Cyprus Ports Authority workers have called off a 24-hour-strike planned for Thursday after they received assurances from the authority that their demand for continuation of health insurance coverage […]
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300 Lb of Cocaine Seized, 2 Arrested, at Durres Port, Albania
September 27: Albania’s state police say they seized 137 kilograms (302 lbs.) of cocaine from Ecuador at the western port of Durres. Police say the cocaine arrived with a shipping […]
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24 Persons Aboard Passenger Boats Reportedly Kidnapped On Bonny Waterway, Nigeria
September 26: An unspecified number of pirates reportedly stormed two passenger boats off the Nigerian coast on Bonny waterway. The boats were reportedly moving towards Bonny Island, the base of […]
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Theft Aboard Vessel at Lagos Secure Anchorage
September 23: On the 23rd September at 0315UTC, an unspecified MV was in LAGOS secure anchorage [11nm off Lagos, Nigeria), in position 06°17’24”N – 003°14’06”E, the watchman on duty noticed […]
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Suspicious Sighting Near Bonny, Nigeria
September 21, 08:55 UTC: On the 21st september at 0855 UTC, in position 03°25’39”N – 007°01’03”E [65nm off Bonny, Nigeria], an unspecified tanker spotted a skiff with 5 to 6 […]
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Royal Navy Destroyer HMS DUNCAN Returns From Defending British Shipping in Hormuz Strait
September 28: A Royal Navy destroyer has returned to its home base after escorting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran. The 250-strong ship’s company of HMS […]
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British-Flagged STENA IMPERO Tanker Docks in Dubai after Iran Release; Crew Released
September 28: The British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero arrived in Dubai on Saturday, after being detained with its crew in Iran for more than two months in an incident that […]
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Tenerife Power Outage Reportedly NOT Directly Impacting Port Operations
September 29: According to The Metro, the mass power outage impacting Tenerife in the Canary Islands is NOT directly affecting essential public services, airports, ports and hospitals. “The massive power […]
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Environmental Activists Block Cunard Cruise Ship with Kayaks at Hernesaari Port in Helsinki
September 25: A group of approximately nine environmental activists in kayaks have blocked the departure of a Cunard cruise ship from the Port of Helsinki‘s Hernessari harbour. The Extinction Rebellion Finland group […]
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Ghana Foils ‘Elaborate Plot’ Targeting Government
September 24: Security forces in Ghana say they have arrested at least three people over alleged plans to target the presidency. “The joint operation was to neutralize an elaborate plot […]
