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‘Dark Ships’ Spotted In The Nord Stream Mystery

Two vessels that had their automatic identification systems (AIS) switched off reportedly sailed close to the leak sites of the Nord Stream 2 pipelines a few days before those were ripped open due to..
November 22, 2022

Weekly Maritime Security Threat Advisory 21st November 2022

Access the latest Maritime Security Threat Advisory for the week commencing 21st November 2022.
November 21, 2022

National Maritime Security Strategy to be adopted by April next year

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and Department of Transport (DoT) will adopt South African’s new National Maritime Security Strategy (NMSS) by April next year, after final tweaking..
November 21, 2022

U.N. Secretary General says Black Sea grain deal extended

A deal aimed at easing global food shortages by facilitating Ukraine's agricultural exports from its southern Black Sea ports was extended for 120 days on Thursday.
November 17, 2022
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Russian oil cap doubts spur insurer fears of ships left at sea

Oil-laden tankers risk being left languishing at sea if insurers do not urgently get clarity on an unfinished G7 and European Union plan to cap the price of Russian crude, two senior industry..
November 17, 2022

Incident involving product tanker Pacific Zircon

Eastern Pacific Shipping Pte. Ltd. (EPS) is investigating an incident involving their managed product tanker Pacific Zircon (IMO: 9539573).
November 16, 2022

New research shows where fishing ships turn AIS off

New research displays intentional disabling of automatic identification system devices to provide insights into illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activity.
November 16, 2022
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EU Wants to Secure Subsea Infrastructure, But Agreement Looks Far Off

In response to the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, the protection of critical maritime infrastructure has gained a newfound priority in the EU.
November 15, 2022

Weekly Maritime Security Threat Advisory 14th November 2022

Access the latest Maritime Security Threat Advisory for the week commencing 14th November 2022.
November 14, 2022

EU's Operation IRINI seizes "illegal" shipment of armoured vehicles bound for Libya

The European Union Naval Operation IRINI announced that it inspected a Dutch-flagged merchant ship bound for Libya and the "illegal cargo" it was carrying onboard.
November 14, 2022