EMEA
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Theft At Takoradi Anchorage
March 29: On the 29th March at 02:36 UTC, three people boarded an MV (name withheld) at Takoradi port anchorage in Ghana. As soon as they were spotted by the […]
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AMATO Threatens Strike As Nigerian Customs Moves to Auction Seized Trucks
April 03: The Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) has threatened to order its members to withdraw their services from the port over plans by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) […]
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Limassol Port’s Trailer Truck Drivers Strike
April 04: Trailer truck drivers that transfer containers to and from Limassol port went on a warning strike on Thursday arguing that the port’s operators cause delays in servicing them. […]
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Over 9m Pills of Narcotics Seized at Libyan Port of Al-Khoms
March 26: Libyan customs on Tuesday seized more than 9 million narcotic pills inside containers at the port of Al-Khoms in, western Libya. “Customs and inspection officials at the port […]
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Tanker Targeted in Attempted Robberies Twice in One Week in Lagos
March 24 & 30: Six days apart, the same oil and chemical tanker was targeted in robberies in Lagos. In the first incident, during the evening of March 24, two […]
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Spain Takes Over EU Anti-Piracy Mission from Britain due to Brexit
March 29: Spain on Friday (Mar 29) took over from Britain command of a European Union maritime mission that combats piracy off the coast of Somalia as Britain’s planned departure […]
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4 Crew Kidnapped from General Cargo Ship at Douala Anchorage
March 30: Four crew members (3 Ukrainian nationals and one Filipino national) have reportedly been kidnapped from a general cargo ship 14nm off Douala, Cameroon. Their vessel was either at […]
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Special Forces Seize Tanker Hijacked by Migrants in the Mediterranean Sea
March 28: Five migrants who allegedly led the hijacking of a tanker in the Mediterranean to avoid being returned to Libya were arrested in Malta on Thursday after special forces […]
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Sintraport Ends Strikes at Barcelona Port
March 20: Spanish autonomous truck drivers association Sintraport has decided not to call new mobilisations and to sit down again on the negotiating table. Making the decision had been difficult, as […]
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Cocaine Worth $51m USD Seized At Yuzhny Seaport, Ukraine
March: Law enforcers seized nearly 200 kg of cocaine from a vessel at the Yuzhny seaport in Odesa region. A law enforcement source told media the batch of smuggled drugs […]
