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"Yacht Industry Faces Closure" As Foreign Clients Locked Out
The yachting industry has been crippled by the travel restrictions imposed on foreign visitors to combat the covid 19 pandemic and over 2,000 people who earn a living from boat repairs and other..
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Strike continues at Libyan port as tanker diverts
A tanker has been forced to divert from Libya's Marsa el-Hariga terminal, where strike action among guards has prevented crude from being exported for two weeks.
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Attack - 56 Nm SW Sao Tome
Reporting indicates that a MV has been attacked approx 56 Nm SW of Sao Tome
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Hijack - 83nm WSW Port Gentil
Reporting indicates that the Gabon flagged fishing vessel LIANPENGYU has been hijacked.
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As New Libyan Authority Takes Shape, Challenges to Peace Remain
The head of Libya’s new presidency council is due soon in the capital to begin work on a transitional government amid cautious hopes a decade of fighting that’s divided the OPEC nation may be coming..
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Attempted Boarding - 74nm SW Port Gentil
Reporting indicates that the MT SEAKING (IMO:9292187) was approached by a small boat launched from a mother vessel.
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Is a Transatlantic Approach The Solution to West Africa's Maritime Insecurity
The recent news headline said it all: “Pirates kidnap 15 Turkish sailors in attack on container ship” off the Nigerian coast in the Gulf of Guinea. A vast maritime zone of 2.3 million square..
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Iranian hostility: Forceful diplomacy or reckless militancy?
Anticipating the Biden Administration’s Iran strategy is crucial for understanding future risks for maritime operators in the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman, and wider Indian Ocean. Though the..
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