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No fewer than four oil thieves have been captured by officers and personnel of the Nigerian Navy with 204 drums of diesel, which was being smuggled to Cameroon.
The naval team intercepted the thieves while they were on their way to neighbouring Cameroon. The suspects include; Okon Asuquo Okon, Unwana Etim Nkereuwem, Ndundu Bassey Entom and Victor Etim Effiok.
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Source: leadership.ng
For Japan and the international community, the waters off the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden are extremely important sea lanes.
In response to the piracy incidents in the area, Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) takes measures for counter-piracy operations.
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Source: sldinfo.com
The Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy has published an update March 16, 2020 to MSIB: Novel Coronavirus – Update (Change 2)
An outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) may affect mariners and maritime commerce. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated their Interim Guidance for Ships on Managing Suspected Coronavirus Disease 2019 (see https://go.usa.gov/xdfyG) and Cruise Ship Travel (see https://go.usa.gov/xdfVP).
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Source: marinelink.com
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has called on the Federal Government to review all oil surveillance contracts in the state as it was encouraging crime. Diri spoke when the House of Representatives Committee on Navy visited him in the Government House in Yenagoa.
The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Lawrence Ehwrudjakpo, said: “We want the Federal Government, including the Senate and House of Representatives to look into this surveillance contracts because the contractors are encouraging crime.
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Source: thenationonlineng.net
As the situation with COVID-19 novel coronavirus continues to evolve, states are increasingly taking measures to restrict the movements of personnel into and within their borders. A number of states have effectively closed their borders to people coming from perceived high-risk areas. These travel restrictions are placing a considerable logistical burden on the wider shipping industry and are very likely to increase as time goes on.
With such an evolving situation, there is a corresponding increase in uncertainty, according to Dryad Global. An example of this was seen in the recent decision by Sri Lanka to close its border to people coming from several countries, which led to potentially significant disruption in the embarkation and movement of Armed Security Teams (ASTs). With the corresponding confusion, Private Military Security Companies (PMSCs) were required to find alternative embarkation points for weapons and teams, and shipping companies faced increased ambiguities around the provision of security teams and potentially significantly increased costs. Whilst the ban on AST embarkation at Galle has since been lifted, Dryad assesses that while the situation evolves at pace, this decision will be under continuous review. At the time of writing Malaysia, which was a proposed alternative embarkation and disembarkation point, has significantly restricted foreign access.
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Source: defenceweb.co.za
By Godfrey Bivbere
THE Nigerian Navy has said that the two fast patrol boats provided for it by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, for the patrol of the Lagos waterfront are no longer operational.
Disclosing this to Vanguard Maritime Report in the exclusive interview in his office, Flag Officer Commanding, FOC, West Naval Command, Rear Admiral Oladele Daji, said the boats were given to the Navy in 2013.
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Source: vanguardngr.com
Somalia is set to join the list of port States for the first time after it completed development of Somali shipping code. The development of the code will enable the country to discharge its responsibilities as flag, port and coastal state.
Maritime development in Somalia announced the completion of the shipping code early this week after six years of work, supported by International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).
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Source: businessdailyafrica.com
Two Filipinos were arrested off Sabah last weekend after they were caught smuggling 980 liters of petrol worth around RM1,783, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said.
MMEA Lahad Datu director maritime commander Abdul Muhaimin Muhammad Salleh said the Filipinos were intercepted 0.3 nautical miles south of Kampung Kenali 8 p.m. March 14. He said MMEA personnel in a decoy boat intercepted the boat during a special operation in Felda Sahabat waters.
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Source: politics.com.ph
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday sentenced 15 oil thieves to three years imprisonment and ordered the forfeiture of two vessels along with 868.5 metric tonnes of crude oil to the Nigerian Government.
Justice Rilwan Aikawa found them guilty on all three counts and sentenced them to one-year in prison on each count, which will take effect from the day of their arrest.
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Source: saharareporters.com
Ali Rabee
The Yemeni government has reiterated its warnings against possible disastrous consequences of the explosion or spill at Safer offshore oil platform, which floats off Hodeidah’s northern Red Sea coast.
Information Minister Muammar al-Eryani has listed in a series of tweets the most disastrous consequences.
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Source: aawsat.com
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