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Attempted Boarding - 114nm SE of Tema, Ghana

Reporting indicates that a vessel has reported an attempted boarding by a small craft (c12m) 6-8 persons on board, with ladder sighted.
August 28, 2020

Libya's NOC welcomes proposal to end oil blockade

Libya’s National Oil Corporation welcomed on Friday proposals from both sides in the country’s conflict to lift a seven-month oil blockade and place revenues in a special bank account until a..
August 24, 2020

Panama-flagged AEGEAN II Boarded 180 nm SW off Socotra

Reporting indicates that the Panama Flagged Chemical Tanker AEGEAN II has been attacked by unknown armed men (with links to local militias), 180 nm SW Socotra, in what appears to be an attempted..
August 20, 2020

Suggestions of Partial Removal of Oil Blockade in East Libya

Libyan National Army (LNA) sources have suggested they may allow limited oil exports from Oil Crescent/Eastern terminals. The decision has been taken due to a need to free up storage space, which..
August 19, 2020

Turkish, Qatari & German ministers visit Libya amid ceasefire efforts

Turkey and Qatar’s defence ministers and Germany’s foreign minister visited the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday amid efforts to secure a ceasefire in the divided country, Libyan and Turkish media..
August 18, 2020

Who owned the chemicals that blew up Beirut? No one will say

In the murky story of how a cache of highly explosive ammonium nitrate ended up on the Beirut waterfront, one thing is clear — no one has ever publicly come forward to claim it.
August 17, 2020

Mocimboa da Praia: Key Mozambique port 'seized by IS'

Militants linked to the Islamic State group have seized a heavily-defended port in Mozambique after days of fighting.
August 13, 2020

MT WILA boarded by Iranian Naval Forces - 22nm NE Khor Fakkan Port

Reporting indicates that the MT WILA has been boarded by Iranian Naval forces 223nm NE Khor Fakkan UAE
August 12, 2020

Attempted Robbery - Lagos, Nigeria

Reporting indicates that an attempted robbery has taken place at a jetty of the port in Lagos.
August 03, 2020