Pirates use AIS tracking app to identify ship to hijack

By Jite Eriabie  Malaysian authorities have come down hard on a gang that used the Automatic…

Pirates strike again, abduct five from ship in Calabar 

Five persons have been abducted from a merchant vessel in the vicinity of Parrot Island, Calabar,…

Canadian Coast Guard ship fined for violating speed limit 

By Jite Eriabie  Transport Canada has issued another CAD 6,000 penalty to the Canadian Coast Guard…

IMO warns of hazards of carrying bauxite by ship

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a new warning that bauxite may become unstable when…

22 Bangladeshis, Nigerians arrested by Navy for ‘illegal’ ship-to-ship transfer 

Security operatives attached to the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory in Calabar, Cross River State on Saturday,…

Canada slams fine on ship for not violating whale speed limit 

By Jite Eriabie  Transport Canada has issued a CAD 6,000 penalty to the vessel Petalon for…

Iranian army ship confronts U.S. navy 

By Jite Eriabie    An Iranian military vessel confronted an American warship in the Gulf and…

Unknown Tanzanian ship sinks off Oman

By Jite Eriabie  An unidentified Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship has capsized near the port of Lakbi in…

Denmark proposes abolition of ship registration fee 

By Jite Eriabie  The Danish government is proposing to abolish the registration fee on merchant ships,…

Ship splits into two off Turkey

The 1975-built general cargo ship Leonardo has split in two while it was anchored off the coast…

Barge hits MSC ship in Piraeus

A containership owned by Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) was struck by a bunker barge while…

Sea robbers attack ship at Lagos anchorage  

Armed sea robbers have boarded a tanker and stole some oil from the ship while it…