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Six Pirates Armed with AK-47 Rifles Rob Up to Three Small Vessels Near Port Harcourt, Nigeria
May 11: Initial reports indicate that at approx. 09:30 LT a commercial speedboat conveying 10 passengers from Bonny to Port Harcourt was attacked by six pirates on board a speedboat […]
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Yemen’s Houthis Reportedly Begin Withdrawal from Hodeidah Ports in Boost to Peace Deal
May 11: Yemen’s Houthi movement on Saturday started withdrawing forces from Saleef port in Hodeidah under a U.N.-sponsored deal stalled for months, a Reuters witness said, reviving hopes for peace […]
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UAE Reports Four Commercial Vessels Attacked Near Fujairah
May 12: The UAE said on Sunday that four commercial vessels were sabotaged near Fujairah emirate, one of the world’s largest bunkering hubs lying just outside the Strait of Hormuz. […]
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Reduced Boundaries for High Risk Area (HRA) in Indian Ocean In Effect From May 01
May 01: As a reminder from the announcement in March, the geographic boundaries of the High Risk Area (HRA) for piracy in the Indian Ocean have been reduced, and came […]
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Port Sudan Strikers Block All Roads to Port
May 10: Workers in Port Sudan continue to strike to demand the acceleration of the procedures for their permanent contracts, which were due to begin at the start of May 2019. The […]
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Drivers Warned of Delays at Port of Dover Due to French Strikes
May 09: Strike action in Calais is causing delays at the Port of Dover. P&O Ferries is warning passengers leaving Kent this morning to expect disruption, with the next sailing […]
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Morocco Arrests Five For Human Smuggling Near Nador
May 02: The Moroccan security services, in coordination with Spanish counterparts, have arrested five people for organizing illegal immigration and human trafficking, the Moroccan police said Thursday. The first suspect, […]
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US Executive Order Relating to Sanctions on Iranian Metals
May 08: US lawyer Bill Juska of Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLP has advised that on 8 May 2019, US President Trump issued a new Executive Order “Imposing Sanctions with […]
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Ships’ Stores Stolen Aboard Tanker Anchored in Port Matadi, the Congo
April 28: Two unauthorised persons armed with long knives boarded a product tanker anchored at Ango-Ango Inner Anchorage in Port Matadi, the Congo. They proceeded to break into the forecastle […]
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Russia Signs Internet Isolation Bill
May 01:As reported by Russia’s TASS news agency on Wednesday, “Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law on providing stable operation of the Russian Internet (Runet) in case it is disconnected from the […]
