EMEA
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Beirut Port Temporarily Blocked By Protesters
April 30: Amid protests by several unions, worried that their pensions could be cut, retired military personnel briefly blocked access to Beirut’s port, the central bank and the Finance Ministry’s […]
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Fuel Tanker Drivers Threaten New Strike in Portugal
May 04: Portuguese fuel tanker drivers have threatened further action, less than two weeks after a three-day strike over low wages and poor working conditions brought the country to a […]
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Whale With Harness Believed to be Trained By Russian Military
April 29: Marine experts in Norway believe they have stumbled upon a beluga that was trained by the Russian navy as part of a programme to use underwater mammals as […]
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Initial Reports of Attempted Robbery at Onne Port, Nigeria
May 07: Port authorities reportedly state that two suspects boarded an offshore supply vessel at Federal Ocean Terminal in Onne Port. An AB on-watch detected the perpetrators and raised the […]
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Both Vessels Recovered and Crew Safe Following Two Pirate Attacks Off Coast of Malabo Island, Near Cameroon
May 05: Initial reports suggest that a tug was boarded and hijacked whilst underway approx. 30 nm WSW of Punta Oscura, Malabo Island. Later the same day, the tug is […]
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Initial Reports of Tug Attacked in GoG
May 05: Initial reports that a tug was “attacked” at approx. 12:00 UTC in position 03 04N – 007 59E while underway. MDAT-GOG advises extreme caution in the area. Source: […]
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Attempted Boarding Off Coast of SW Bayelsa State, Nigeria
May 03: At approx. 20:50 LT last Friday, an oil products tanker was approached by an unknown number of pirates aboard one speed boat while transiting offshore Bayelsa State (approx. […]
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Nigeria Deploys Satellite Tech to Track Oil Smugglers
April 30: From algorithms to track “dark” ships smuggling stolen crude oil to an online licensing system to undercut corruption, one Nigerian government agency hopes it can use new technology […]
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UK FCO Issues Updated Travel Advice for South Sudan Regarding Scheduled Formation of New Government
April 29: On 29 April 2019, the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) issued updated travel advice for South Sudan, which reads in part as follows: “Further deterioration in the […]
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Mostaganem Port Workers Go On Strike In Algeria
April 28: Workers at Mostaganem commercial port went on strike to demand higher wages, contractual changes and the reinstatement of dismissed workers. Tens of workers blocked access to the port […]
