Areas of Risk
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6.5 Tons of Narcotics Seized Off Sonora, Mexico
Naval forces seized 4.8 tons of marijuana and 1.7 tons of crystal methamphetamine. off the coast of the Mexican state of Sonora, the Naval Secretariat said Friday. Officials with the Fourth […]
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Sabah Curfew Extended Amid Ongoing Kidnap-For-Ransom Threat
The dawn-to-dusk curfew in Sabah’s east coast has been extended another two weeks from Tuesday (March 12), amid continuing threats from Abu Sayyaf-linked cross-border kidnapping groups and other criminal elements. […]
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Work to Rule Protests Continue, Impacting French Ports
Work-to-rule protests by customs officials continue to cause disruptions to passenger and freight transport between France and the UK, and travel chaos at airports and Eurostar services, while union representatives […]
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3,200 Pounds of Cocaine – worth $77 mn USD – Seized in Dried Fruit Container at Newark Port
Authorities at the Port of New York and New Jersey have seized about 3,200 pounds of cocaine in what authorities are calling the largest cocaine seizure at the port in […]
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Possible U-Turn on Sudanese Port Privatization Plan, Amid Port Worker Strikes
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has said that a deal to transfer Port Sudan’s container terminal to International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is being reviewed following a protest strike by […]
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Kenya, Somalia to ‘Work Towards Peace’ in Maritime Border Dispute
Kenya and Somalia agreed Wednesday “to work towards peace” in a spat over an oil- and gas-rich region of the Indian Ocean, said the office of Ethiopia’s prime minister, who […]
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80+ Injured in Likely Japanese Ferry Collision w/ Whale
At least 80 people have been injured after a ferry collided with what was believed to be a marine animal, possibly a whale, off the coast of Japan. The incident […]
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Iran Claims to Thwart Pirate Attack on Oil Tanker
Iranian naval forces intervened to repel pirates who attacked an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, state television reported on Friday. The broadcast said pirates in 11 speedboats […]
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Crew Kidnapped by Pirates With Machine Guns Near Brass, Nigeria
09.03.2019: 1115 UTC: Posn: 03:57.2N – 006:39.0E, Around 32nm SE of Brass, Nigeria. Pirates armed with machine guns in two speed boats approached an offshore support vessel underway. The Captain […]
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Nationwide Strike Impacts Algerian Ports
Large parts of Algeria were brought to a standstill on Sunday as tens of thousands of workers joined the start of a five-day general strike to demand an end to […]
