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Cold Snap Shuts Houston Ship Channel & US Gulf Coast petchem plants

A deep freeze that hit Texas over the weekend wrought more havoc on the U.S. energy sector on Tuesday, curbing output in the largest U.S. oil field, knocking out a fifth of the nation's refining..
February 18, 2021

Gulf rivalries are spilling into Africa’s Horn

The narrow waters separating the Arabian peninsula from the Horn of Africa have never served as much of a moat. Goods and people routinely cross. Iran and the United Arab Emirates, in particular, are..
February 17, 2021

Dryad Global Annual Report 2021

Our annual report is on its way. Join our team as we reflect on an extraordinary year in global maritime, security & shipping.
February 16, 2021

The Cautionary Tale of Lianpengu 809

An insight into the operations of West African pirates, a guest blog from Craig de Savoye, West Africa specialist at Protection Vessels international.
February 15, 2021

Abandoned Crew Forced To Collect Rain Water To Survive

Luis Alberto Veloso is one of four abandoned seafarers on board the Togo-flagged MV Onda who has gone one year without pay. The ship and its crew are abandoned in the port of Douala, Cameroon by Amin..
February 12, 2021

Will the Wakashio wreck improve Africa’s ability to respond to maritime disasters?

Despite decades of policy work, countries party to the Nairobi Convention still have different capabilities in responding to marine pollution incidents, including equipment and personnel. During a..
February 02, 2021

Number of Small Fishing Vessels Smuggling Illegal Drugs Triples

A lack of options for commercial fishermen in coastal communities has led to a boom in trafficking.
December 03, 2020

The Number of Small Fishing Vessels Smuggling Illegal Drugs Has Tripled

A lack of options for commercial fishermen in coastal communities has led to a boom in trafficking
November 24, 2020

The impact of COVID on maritime gender pay

It looks like the gender pay gap in the maritime industry has taken one step forward and two steps back. Today, Spinnaker’s Maritime HR Association shared their gender pay gap statistics for 2020...
November 24, 2020

Libyan rivals agree to unify forces safeguarding oil facilities

The agreement follows UN-sponsored talks held in Brega with the head of the National Oil Corporation.
November 18, 2020