* Nigerian pirate gangs spreading across the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea * Regional navies, coastguards overwhelmed * Violence threatens economies of some of world’s poorest nations * Western nations backing regional efforts to tackle problem (Reuters) – As the afternoon sun glinted off the waters in Ivory Coast’s port of Abidjan, a team of
Read moreDATE: May 28, 2013 COUNTRY: Indonesia PORT: Benoa Dredging to accommodate large cruise ships Access channels to three Indonesian cruise harbours will be dredged this year to meet international demand from large cruise ship companies. The three harbours are: – Benoa harbour in south Bali; – Tanjung Perak, the harbour of Surabaya, capital
Read moreSydney. Aerial surveillance of a remote Indian Ocean area near where 28 life jackets were found four days ago revealed no evidence of a ship wreck, an Australian government spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The discovery of life jackets on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands off Western Australia on Friday has prompted fears that an asylum-seeker
Read moreTwo IMO resolutions on ballast water management and climate were finalised at the meeting, where the NOx requirements were also considered. Agreement was reached about a solution to when the Ballast Water Management Convention can enter into force. Furthermore, as regards the climate issue, the Committee succeeded in agreeing on a resolution on technical
Read moreArmed pirates attacked an oil products tanker off the coast of Nigeria in West Africa and abducted an unknown number of crew, security sources said on Tuesday. Increasing piracy in the Gulf of Guinea region, which includes Africa’s No. 1 oil producer Nigeria and is a significant source of cocoa and metals for world
Read moreAccording to rumors that emerged recently in the Spanish press, the Philippines as well as several Arab countries have expressed interest in purchasing the former Spanish Navy Aircraft Carrier Principe de Asturias. In case of a sale, the contract would include refit and upgrading of the vessel by Spanish shipyard Navantia. It is reported
Read moreA fire broke out aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship en route to the Bahamas early Monday, but the ship arrived in Freeport with no injuries reported. Mark J. Ormesher said in an email Monday that a Grandeur of the Seas crew member woke him and his girlfriend, told them to grab a floatation
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