Tag: Gulf of Guinea

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Why is piracy increasing on the Gulf of Guinea?

February 24, 2021
Ships & Ports

  The container ship Mozart was more than 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers/230 miles) off the…

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IMO convenes security meeting over piracy in Gulf of Guinea

February 16, 2021
Ships & Ports

  The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will convene a maritime security working group in response to…

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Gulf of Guinea becoming bay of blood, says ITF

January 30, 2021
Shulammite 'Foyeku

  The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has condemned last week’s pirate attack in which a…

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Why EU is taking over maritime security in Gulf of Guinea 

January 30, 2021
Shulammite 'Foyeku

  The European Union has resolved to take over the security of the Gulf of Guinea…

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Denmark mulls foreign navies for Gulf of Guinea

January 21, 2021
Ships & Ports

  BIMCO has welcomed the appointment of a Danish Special Representative for Maritime Security in the…

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Gulf of Guinea kidnappings hit record high in 2020

January 14, 2021
Ships & Ports

    Kidnappings by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea hit a record in 2020, with…

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122 seafarers kidnapped in Gulf of Guinea

December 1, 2020
Ships & Ports

    Four crew members have been kidnapped in the latest piracy attack in the Gulf…

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Mounting piracy off Gulf of Guinea unsettles tanker owners

November 19, 2020
Ships & Ports

  The calm waters of the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa have seen piracy rise…

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Mounting piracy off Gulf of Guinea unsettles tanker owners

November 18, 2020
Jite Eriabie

  The calm waters of the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa have seen piracy rise…

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Shipowners urge Navy to intensify patrol against piracy in Gulf of Guinea

November 3, 2020
Shulammite 'Foyeku

  Indigenous shipowners have expressed concern over recent warnings of increase in attacks in the Gulf…

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BIMCO, others warn of increasing threats to vessels in Gulf of Guinea

October 23, 2020
Ships & Ports

  Major shipping groups including the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the Baltic and International Maritime…

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Pirates kidnap seafarer from LNG carrier in Gulf of Guinea

October 20, 2020
Ships & Ports

  An LNG carrier has been boarded and attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea,…