Tag: West Africa

  • 30 tankers stuck at Lagos

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    Clear security issue for Nigerian Navy and NIMASA. 30 fuel vessels, others stuck on Lagos high sea By Sulaimon Salau The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) cumbersome documentation process may have delayed […]

  • BIMCO piracy plea

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    Response to IMB’s annual report. BIMCO Urges International Action in Piracy Fight BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping agency, has called for international action to fight piracy, particularly in the Gulf […]

  • Legal hiccup for Nigeria

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    President urged the Senate to focus on passing the Suppression of Piracy Bill. Buhari rejects Maritime Security Bill, 4 others  By Patience Danjuma President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the […]

  • Hostage hunt continues

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    Negotiating team being set up. Piracy: Russian, Nigerian authorities search for abducted seamen Anna Okon The Russian Embassy in Nigeria is collaborating with the government to track down the location […]

  • Lagos robberies

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    Incident in Secure Anchorage Area again. Robbers attack two tanker vessels off Lagos By Sulaimon Salau Anxiety continues to trail the safety of the crew on vessel offshore Nigeria, as armed […]

  • BIMCO calls on EU, US

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    Piracy continues in region. BIMCO calls for Gulf of Guinea counter-piracy support operations The EU, China, and the US must step up their support of counter-piracy operations in the Gulf […]

  • Nigerian Navy lauded

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    Still no news on the six Russian crew kidnapped off Benin… ‘Nigerian Navy Support to Merchant Shipping Will Boost International Trade’ Stakeholders in the maritime industry have stated that the […]

  • JTF denies bombing

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    Militancy threat in election year. JTF denies ‘bombing’ of oil facility in Bayelsa A Niger Delta militant group known as Koluama Seven Brothers has reportedly carried out a “warning” strike […]

  • Pirates free hostages

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    Reports suggest all crew freed. Two Ukrainian sailors-piracy hostages released in Nigeria to arrive to Ukraine on Saturday – FM Two Ukrainian being piracy hostages in Nigeria and released are […]

  • Crew kidnap off Benin

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    Not a good start to 2019 in the Gulf of Guinea. Pirates Kidnap Crewmembers from MSC Container Ship MSC has confirmed a successful pirate attack on the sub-Panamax container ship MSC […]

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