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Calls to Reinstate No Sail Order in Wake of SeaDream Covid Incident

BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 11-16-2020 06:54:46 Citing the outbreak of COVID-19 on the first Caribbean cruise and the overall resurgence of the virus, two members of the U.S. Congress are calling on..

CRITICAL Risk - Gulf of Guinea

Operations within the Gulf of Guinea are often conducted against the backdrop of heightened risk. This is partly due to the prevalence of piracy in the region, and the relative lack of both counter..

ReCAAP warning following incidents against ships in Singapore Strait

On the night of 8 to 9 November, three incidents of armed robbery against ships occurred onboard ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore..

More than 40 fleeing Mozambique violence feared dead after boat sinks

Children among those reported drowned as Islamist insurgency drives thousands of families from homes in Cabo Delgado.

Illegal Maritime Trade Sustains Terror Groups

Members of the Ansar al-Sunna terror group recently raided Mocimboa da Praia, a major port in Mozambique’s embattled Cabo Delgado province.

No Space for Complacency as African kidnap numbers rise

Shipowners' organisation Bimco has urged Nigeria to step up efforts to safeguard seafarers as more and more crew are kidnapped from vessels in the Gulf of Guinea. The plea from the..

GPS interference and jamming on the increase

Ships have reported an increasing number of cases of significant GPS interference and jamming in recent months. The geographic areas with more than one reported incident include the eastern and..

Total Warns of Islamic State Instability Risk in Mozambique

Total SE Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne called on European nations to help Mozambique fight an insurgency, backed by Islamic State, in part of the East African nation where the energy..