Piracy remains a concen in the maritime shipping industry. Our friends from Dryad Global shares a current bulletin:
"Reporting indicates that the Panama flagged product tanker M/V NAFELI II (IMO 9291638) activated her SSAS while in transit 94nm SW
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Dryad Global, Channel 16 reporting on 15 December 2019 indicates that the Marshall Islands-flagged MT Duke, an oil/chemical tanker, has been attacked while sailing from Luanda, Angola to Lome, Togo deep offshore. Reporting indicates that the
Rear Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas, Nigerian Chief of Naval Staff, stated recently that Nigeria and 15 other countries in the Gulf of Guinea waters are losing approximately $2 billion to pirate attacks. This announcement comes on the heels of an Internatio
Maritime reporting[1] indicates that merchant vessels M/V VICTORY C and M/V MARMALAITA have been illegally boarded when anchored at the entry of Wouri River, Douala, Cameroon. As of 15 August 2019, the number of perpetrators is unknown, however repo
Our colleagues from Dryad Global are reporting that on 13 July 2019 merchant vessel (M/V) PAKSOY 1[1] was attacked and boarded by pirates resulting in the kidnap of 10 crew members. The crew is believed to be of Turkish nationality. This is maritim
China is raising their security level on Chinese-flagged vessels transiting the Strait of Malacca; this according to documents obtained through Lloyd’s of London.[1] Shipping companies have been advised to implement Security Level 3, the highest sta
