Jianglong Shipbuilding has completed construction of two pilot boats in a series ordered by the Nigerian Ports Authority. The newbuilds, which have been named Koko and ..
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Some real progress is being made in the fight against corrupt practices in port; which range from the everlasting demand for bribes to provide services, to frightening ..
A containership owned and operated by Germany’s Schulte Group was boarded by pirates off the West African country of Guinea on Friday, February 14. The Marshall ..
When we wrote our first piece on the circular nature of events in the offshore industry, less than three weeks ago (here), we never expected that we’d be revisiting the ..
DOF Subsea has secured two contract awards from international clients for work in Africa. The first contract is for seismic nodes installation in Nigeria for an ..
Elements of the Nigerian Navy have successfully rescued three crewmembers of a dredger who had been abducted by pirates earlier this month during a violent raid that left ..
Separate pirate attacks on two commercial vessels in the Gulf of Guinea occurred within hours of each other on Thursday, March 5. In the first incident, the Greek-flagged ..
Security consultancy firm Dryad Global confirms that pirates abducted nine crewmen from an oil tanker in the Gulf of Guinea off Benin on Thursday, February 20. The ..
A pirate attack on a Nigerian-flagged dredger earlier this month has left four people dead, maritime security consultancy company Dryad Global has confirmed. Ambika, a ..
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