Tag: stowaways

  • Stowaways Discovered In Engine Room of Cargo Ship En Route From Rouen France to Ireland via Cherbourg

    September 28: EEMS DART, a general cargo ship, was sailing from Rouen France to Dogheda Ireland, and turn to Cherbourg, when the crew exposed eight Albanian illegal migrants in the […]

  • Ghana Calls for More Deterrent Measures for Stowaways From Other African Countries

    September 12: The Tema Port Security Manager, Colonel Joseph Malik Punamane, has urged security agencies in other African countries to meet stowaways with more deterrent punishments, in order to stop […]

  • Shipping Companies Warned As South Africa Bans Stowaway Landings

    August 29: With immediate effect, no stowaway will be permitted to be landed in South Africa. The change in policy means that any person declared as a stowaway in a […]

  • 9 Stowaways Found in Container in Greece

    June 22: According to a Greek Coast Guard statement issued on June 22, nine stowaways on the container vessel STADT DRESDEN were taken into custody on the morning of June […]

  • Israeli Navy Arrests Stowaway Suspected of Attempted Arson on Cargo Vessel Near Haifa

    June 10: The Israel Navy arrested a stowaway aboard a Turkish merchant ship on Sunday after the man was suspected of attempting to set the vessel on fire outside Haifa […]

  • Case Study: Stowaways in the Steering Gear Trunk

    June 11: The Swedish Club has released a case study of stowaways in the steering gear trunk of a container vessel that departed from Lagos. A container vessel had departed […]

  • Thames Stowaways detained

    Nigerian stowaways in custody. Special Boat Service Storms Ship, Arrests Stowaways 25 Royal Navy Marines from the Special Boat Service’s X Squadron abseiled on to the Grande Tema from helicopters on Friday […]

  • Ghana stowaway woes

    Hidden cost to shipping and a huge port challenge. Stowaway major challenge in Ghana sea ports The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is putting in stringent security measures to […]

  • IMO trains Libya PFSOs

    Focus on ISPS Code and SOLAS. First IMO training event for Libyan port facility security officers IMO maritime security training is underway for Libyan port facility security officers, managers and […]

  • IMO stowaway focus

    Unseen cost for shipping industry. Maritime Transport In Africa: Efforts To Avoid Illegal Passengers International experts and port managers are meeting in a workshop in Yaounde to analyse the current […]