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Small Sri Lanka fosters big maritime ambitions
The dramatic recent fire on a container ship off Sri Lanka highlighted the risks involved in the island nation's ambitions to become one of the world's busiest maritime transport hubs. The MV X-Press..
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Greek tanker owners in apparent Venezuela U-turn
Tankers formerly owned by Greece’s shipping community seen sold for Venezuelan deployment, while several companies’ ships tracked in Venezuelan waters.
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METIS INSIGHT Deep Blue Project: How Will Success Be Measured?
Nigeria’s delayed ‘Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure’ framework, also known as The Deep Blue Project (DBP), is finally set to commence this month, several years..
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Morocco Excludes Several Spanish Ports From Operation Marhaba 2021
The Moroccan government has reportedly announced this year’s Operation Marhaba will not include several ports in Spain.
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Inside the latest mission to save migrants in the Mediterranean
This is the time of the year when small flimsy boats, known in Spanish as pateras, try to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe. The central Mediterranean route is the most dangerous way to reach..
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Heightened Risk Area - Gulf of Guinea
MDAT-GOG has assessed a HEIGHTENED risk of piracy within the area defined by the following points: 05°00’N – 000°00’E 05°00’N – 005°00’E 02°30’N – 005°00’E 02°30’N – 000°00’E
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Approach - 210nm S Cotonou
Reporting indicates that bulk carrier CP Tianjan was approached whilst in transit.
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Regional military intervention in Mozambique is a bad idea. Here’s why
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has called an extraordinary summit of the leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) this week. He wants them to deliberate on plans announced in..
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