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Pirates kidnap MSC ship crew off Cotonou

January 5, 2019
Oluwatoyin Amao

The world’s second largest container carrier, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) on Thursday confirmed that one of…

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MSC ship attacked by pirates off Cotonou, another loses 270 containers in stormy weather 

January 4, 2019
Oluwatoyin Amao

Authorities in Germany and the Netherlands are continuing to respond to the loss of an estimated 270…

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Pirates strike again in Cotonou, seize two ship crew members 

March 2, 2018
Ships & Ports

Heavily armed pirates on Monday, February 26, reportedly attacked a product chemical tanker named ST Marseille…

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Pirates release MT Marine Express hijacked off Cotonou 

February 7, 2018
Ships & Ports

By Jite Eriabie  Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea have released a Panama-flagged oil tanker and…

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Ship goes missing in Cotonou 

February 5, 2018
Ships & Ports

By Jite Eriabie  Ship management firm Anglo-Eastern said that it has lost contact with one of…

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More trouble for Nigerian ports as Cotonou signs management agreement with Antwerp Port

December 26, 2017
Oluwatoyin Amao

The loss of Nigeria-bound cargoes to Cotonou, Benin Republic may not come to an end anytime…

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N1.45 trillion goods smuggled from Cotonou into Nigeria yearly, says Saraki 

July 18, 2017
Ships & Ports

Senate President Bukola Saraki on Monday decried the high level of smuggling of goods from Cotonou,…

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Cotonou slashes charges on transit vehicles to attract more Nigerian cargo 

July 17, 2017
Ships & Ports

Despite Nigerian government’s ban on importation of vehicles through land border, the volume of cars smuggled…

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Pirates hijack merchant vessel off Cotonou 

November 30, 2016
Ships & Ports

A merchant vessel is believed to have been hijacked by pirates some 72 nautical miles off…