Vessels report potential surveillance by unknown entities while in transit of the Gulf of Oman, Strait of Hormuz & Arabian Gulf. In one recent case, a vessel was asked its crew complement and master’s name, purportedly by a named vessel that was in fact operating elsewhere under the new name it has borne since
Read moreEastern Indonesia state port operator Pelindo III says ship visits in ports it manages more than doubled in the first half, due to increasing local activity following the enactment of a new cabotage rule. Company spokesman Edi Priyanto said ship visits in ports it manages hit a record 36,549 in the January-June period, up
Read moreArmed pirates boarded an oil barge off Nigeria’s coast, killing two Nigerian navy sailors and kidnapping four other foreign crewmembers. Two other navy sailors who were providing security for the vessel were wounded during the early morning attack. Navy officials are in hot pursuit of the assailants off the Niger Delta. The ship is
Read moreUnion Minister of Shipping, Shri G.K. Vasan dedicated to the nation the Automatic Identification System (AIS) Network today in Chennai at an estimated cost of Rs. 132 crore. It is a set up connecting 74 AIS sensors installed on lighthouses along the entire coastline. The system will be able to track vessels up to
Read moreJakarta (ANTARA News) – State construction company PT PP has won the tender for the construction a Rp11.75 trillion (US$1.3 billion) a new port in Kalibaru, Jakarta. However, the tender winner would be officially named only on August 10 after all process of procurement has been completed and if no protest from other bidders,
Read moreGunmen attacked a barge belonging to an oil services company off the coast of Nigeria on Saturday, killing two Nigerian sailors and kidnapping four foreigners, officials said. The suspected sea pirates stormed the vessel in the Gulf of Guinea, an area that has seen a sharp spike in the number of reported marine attacks
Read moreSomali pirates have freed seven Pakistani crew members, held hostage since 2010, after coming to a partial ransom agreement that let 7 of the 22 crew member go free. The negotiator working on this case says the family of the crew raised $1.1 million for the release of the crew onboard the MV Albedo.
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