Tag: upstream
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LNG carriers targeted by Gulf of Guinea pirates
by: Neil Ford As pirate attacks on LNG carriers, oil tankers and other vessels have become less common off Somalia and in the rest of the western Indian Ocean over […]
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Increased Security Threats For Vessels Operating In The Gulf Of Guinea
BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO and OCIMF warns that as the dry season approaches and sea conditions abate, an increase in attacks in the Gulf of Guinea has traditionally been seen, […]
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How Covid-19 has escalated the maritime drug trade – and what AI can do about it
Adele Berti Israeli maritime intelligence and predictive analytics company Windward is using artificial intelligence to identify and pinpoint Europe-bound vessels that might be illicitly carrying drugs for distribution in the […]
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Egypt, Spain carry out joint naval exercises in Red Sea
Egyptian and Spanish naval forces conducted, last Saturday, joint naval exercises in the the Red Sea, according to Egyptian Armed Forces Spokesperson Tamer Al-Refae. In a statement, Al-Refae said that […]
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Combined Maritime Forces Seizes over 450kg drugs in its largest methamphetamine drug bust
A Royal Navy ship working in direct support of a Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) operation led by CTF 150 has seized over 450 kilograms of methamphetamine, the largest seizure of […]
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Taiwan charges Chinese captain over killing of ‘Somali pirates’
Prosecutors in Taiwan have charged the captain of a fishing boat with ordering the killing of four suspected Somali pirates eight years ago. The four were shot dead in the […]
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Hong Kong Oil Tanker Attacked Off Togo Coast
MDAT-GoG issued the following alert: WARNING 001/OCT/2020 UPDATE 001 1. Category: BOARDING 2. Time: 18 Oct 20 at 1100 UTC 3. Description: The vessel previously reported boarded on the 17th […]
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Do not switch off the AIS in Nigerian waters
Despite the elevated piracy risk in the Gulf of Guinea, ships operating in the region should maintain their automatic identification systems (AIS) in operation at all times. ALERT 16 OCT […]
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One Crewmember Kidnapped in Attack on LNG Carrier in Gulf of Guinea
The LNG carrier Methane Princess was attacked by pirates off Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Saturday, and one member of her crew was kidnapped. According to Swiss financial news outlet AWP, […]
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SHADE Conference 2020
CMF and EU NAVFOR are inviting nations, international organisations and members of the shipping industry to the 47th SHADE Conference, 3-4 November 2020. What is SHADE? The Shared Awareness and […]
