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Attempted Boarding at Duala Anchorage
March 19, 23:45 UTC: An MV has been attacked in position 03°40N, 009°25E (Douala Anchorage, CAMEROON) by 8 armed persons in a boat. Initial reporting is limited, but states that the […]
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Dutch Customs Seize 250kg Cocaine in Five Batches at Rotterdam Port March 13-17; 8 Suspects Arrested
March 13-17: Dutch customs officials at Rotterdam Port found five different batches of cocaine from Friday to Tuesday, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) said in separate statements. Over 250 kilograms of […]
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Suspect Arrested with Over 3kg Cocaine at Palma, Majorca Port
March 15, 07:30 LT: Authorities at the port of Palma, Majorca have arrested a suspect caught with over 3 kg of cocaine coming from a ferry. The driver apparently displayed […]
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Stevedore Strike at Setubal and Lisboa Ports
March 19: Local reports indicate a stevedore strike until March 30 at the Portuguese ports of Setubal and Lisboa. At Setubal the stevedores are expected to refuse to provide services […]
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27th Maritime HR & Crew Management Summit: October 21-22 2020
ACI’s 27th Maritime HR & Crew Management conference will focus on training solutions provided to seafarers for the new decade until 2030 especially considering the development of automated vessels, and […]
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Five Stowaways Discovered on Container Vessel at UK’s Tilbury Port
March 08, 3:30 UTC: Five Albanian stowaways were discovered on a container vessel at Tilbury Port in the early hours of March 08. A home office spokesman said: “Border Force […]
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Tanker Suspected Of Arms Trafficking in Gulf of Aden
March 17: Djibouti Security Service suspects oil products tanker RED SEA 1 (IMO #9081071) of arms trafficking in the Gulf of Aden, claiming that the ship is tampering with her tracking […]
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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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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 […]
