2019 saw unprecedented rise Gulf of Guinea crew kidnappings — IMB 

  Despite declining maritime piracy trends worldwide in 2019, the Gulf of Guinea saw an unprecedented…

China arrests two vessels for IMO 2020 violations

  The Chinese authorities have caught two vessels for low sulphur fuel violations, the first reported…

10 stranded Kenyan seafarers return home 

  10 Kenyan seafarers who were stranded in Mozambique for four months after their vessel broke…

Drewry predicts challenging year ahead for container shipping 

  2020 will prove another challenging year for ocean carriers in terms of capacity management, according…

Coast Guard evacuates injured sailor off Philippines

  The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) evacuated an injured crew member of a Chinese cargo vessel…

Dockworkers’ strike rocks DP World terminal  

  No fewer than 200 dockworkers at DP World’s container terminal in Fremantle, Australia, have stopped…

Suez Canal traffic hits record high 

  The Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie said that…

US blacklists Chinese shipowner in new sanctions against Iran

  The Trump Administration has issued a new wave of sanctions against Iran following the escalation…

Abducted Customs officers released in Katsina 

  Armed bandits have released two kidnapped Customs officers to troops of the 17 Brigade of…

Customs officer opens up on land border closure 

  The new Coordinator of the Joint Border Operations Drill, North central Zone, Ilorin, Kwara, Mohammed…

Navy arrests 9 oil thieves in Rivers

  The Nigerian Navy says it has arrested nine suspects at the Bonny waterways in Rivers,…

Sailors missing as tanker collides with fishing vessel

  Three sailors are reported to be missing following a collision between a Russian-flagged tanker Glard…