Tag: oil smuggling

  • 11 Crew Arrested and Vessel Seized In Suspected Oil Theft Case Near Bonny, Nigeria

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    February 10, 18:15 LT: A vessel, the MT PREYE 1, has been seized and her 11 crew arrested on suspicion of involvement in crude oil theft by the Nigerian Navy […]

  • Security Increased At Mexican Ports of Tuxpan and Isla de Lobos To Counter Illicit Trafficking

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    February 20: The Mexican Secretariat of the Navy has reportedly reinforced security measures at the ports of Tuxpan and Isla de Lobos after an investigation found illegal trafficking of fuel, […]

  • Iran Seizes Tanker Suspected of Oil Smuggling; All 13 Crew Detained

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    February 22: Iran’s coast guard seized a foreign tanker accused of smuggling oil in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday, February 22. The tanker was reportedly towed to Bandar-e-Jask Port, […]

  • Singapore Authorities Arrest 11 Men for Illegal MGO Transaction

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    November 03: Singapore’s Police Coast Guard (PCG), in a joint operation with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), has arrested 11 men for their suspected involvement in an […]

  • Nigeria Deploys Satellite Tech to Track Oil Smugglers

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    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 […]

  • Israeli PM States Navy Could Act Against Iranian Oil Smuggling

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    Israel’s navy could take action against Iranian oil smuggling, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, urging world powers to foil any effort by Tehran to evade U.S. sanctions. The […]

  • The illegal oil trade

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    Hundreds of billions lost in revenue. Illegal oil, product sea trade not a priority for governments: report Governments worldwide need to do more to combat illegal crude oil and refined […]

  • Keeping track

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    Why it’s so hard to keep track of ships that get up to no good Ioannis Chapsos, Coventry University South Korea recently seized two oil tankers that it says were […]

  • Ship owners deny knowledge

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    Pressure being increased on N. Korea following STS transfers. HK-flagged vessel’s owners deny knowledge of activities with North Korea Vincent Wee The Guangzhou-based owners and operators of the Hong Kong-flagged […]

  • Libya tanker arrest

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    Another seizure off Libya raises concerns. Coastguard arrests Greek tanker, claims it was smuggling oil The Libyan coastguard has arrested an oil tanker and taken it to Tripoli on suspicion […]

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