Areas of Risk
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90 Kilos of Cocaine Transported Through Pailles Port, Seized in Mauritius
July 10: Mauritius law enforcement tasked with counter-narcotics and counter-smuggling seized approx. 90 kilos of cocaine on Wednesday, valued at Rs 1,35 billion. The packages of cocaine were hidden under […]
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Work-Slow Protest Causing Serious Delays at Port of Ngqura, South Africa
July 11: A labor dispute at the Port of Ngqura, South Africa is creating serious difficulties for some of the country’s largest exporters. Port workers allege that they have not […]
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Boarding and Theft Aboard Vessel at Pointe-Noire Anchorage, DRC
July 07: At approx. 03:30 UTC, an MV (NAME WITHHELD) was boarded by two unarmed persons while at Pointe- Noire anchorage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The unauthorized […]
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Strike at Berbera Port Expansion in Somaliland (Somalia)
July 11: Initial local social media reports indicate that construction workers at the Berbera port expansion in Somaliland have gone on strike today to protest a wage cut. Note: Somaliland […]
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Chinese Customs Seize 500m Tonnes of Contraband Sugar and One Vessel in Suzhou
July 31: Customs in the eastern city of Suzhou has busted a sugar-smuggling case, confiscating over 500 tonnes of sugar and arresting seven suspects, according to the General Administration of […]
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Chinese Customs Seize 1,500 Tonnes of Contraband Frozen Food at Tangshan Port
June 28: Customs in Shijiazhuang, the capital city of northern China’s Hebei Province, seized over 1,500 tonnes of frozen food worth 50 million yuan (7.27 million U.S. dollars), local customs […]
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Boarding and Attempted Robbery Aboard Tanker Anchored off Pengerang, Malaysia in Singapore Strait
June 16: According to late reports, at 0300 hrs local time, a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) patrol sighted two unauthorized wooden boats, both named Lima Sore, secured to a […]
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Oil Tankers Avoiding Middle East Refuelling Hub After Attacks; Some May Turn to Singapore
July 08: Oil tanker owners are avoiding sending their ships to the Middle East’s main refuelling hub after a spate of attacks on vessels in the past two months ratcheted […]
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US Navy Deploys Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery to Singapore
July 09: The US Navy has deployed its Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) to Singapore as part of a rotational deployment to the Indo-Pacific area of operations. […]
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MDAT-GoG Biannual Report Published and Available
July 09: MDAT-GoG has released their biannual report, covering January – June 2019. It states that 53 events have been reported to MDAT-GoG for the first part of 2019, with […]
