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Is there a new piracy crisis afflicting Africa's shipping lanes?

Should the merchant ships in the region now be armed? BBC World Service reporter Ed Butler, talks to Dryad Global's Munro Anderson for Business Daily. Four men boarded a Turkish-crewed container ship..

Suspicious Approach - 164nm SW Agbami, Nigeria

Reporting indicates that the MV SEAFRONTIER (IMO:9457268) was approached 164nm SW of Agbami, Nigeria.

Piracy Pays in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea

You don’t need a peg leg, eye patch, or parrot on your shoulder to be a modern-day pirate, but guns and high-speed boats are useful. Last year pirates hijacked three vessels, fired on 11, and boarded..

Kidnap- 98nm NW Sao Tome

MDAT GoG report indicates that MV MOZART has been boarded.

Buhari Cancels OMSL’s Controversial Secure Anchorage Area Contract

President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled the lucrative but controversial Secure Anchorage Area (SAA) contract handled by Ocean Marine Solutions Limited (OMSL) after agreeing with long-standing..

Suspicious Approach - 65nm SW Bonny

MDAT GoG report indicates that an MV reported a suspicious approach.

Maersk calls for military protection in Gulf of Guinea piracy hotspot

Maersk is calling on authorities to launch an "effective military capacity" in the Gulf of Guinea to increase safety for vessels and crews following two piracy attacks on Maersk vessels in less than..

Neo-colonialism in the Gulf of Guinea

Is neo-colonialism in the Gulf of Guinea the answer to West Africa’s maritime crime crisis? In October 2020, China’s transport ministry established an ad hoc workgroup to lay down precautionary..

Suspicious Approach - 150nm SW Bonny

Reporting indicates that MV MAERSK CARDIFF has been approached by a small vessel.

Gas pipeline explodes in Port Harcourt

A gas pipeline in Rivers State has exploded. A gas pipeline explosion in Oduoha, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, has created tension in the community. The pipeline, which passes through..

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