Nano Corrosion Passivation for Maritime Purposes
At the beginning of 2012, Dutch shipping companies were looking for cost effective methods to stop corrosion within their vessels
→Breaking: Six Crew Kidnapped from Containership off Nigeria
Six crew members, including the captain, were kidnapped from the Liberian-flagged containership Demeter while the ...
read more →Five Abducted from Ship off Nigeria
Five persons have been abducted from a merchant vessel in the vicinity of Parrot Island, Calabar, Nigeria, the ...
read more →Robbers Steal Oil from Anchored Tanker in Nigeria
Robbers have boarded a tanker and stole some oil from the ship while it was anchored at Lagos General Purpose ...
read more →Armed Pirates Kidnap Five Crew off Nigeria
Five crew members were taken from a general cargo vessel identified as the Panama-flagged Oya 1 which was boarded ...
read more →Nigerian Navy Thwarts Vessel Hijacking Attempt
The Nigerian Navy has foiled an attempted hijacking of a merchant vessel some 16 nautical miles off the coast ...
read more →NIMASA Chief: Nigeria Needs Maritime Transport Policy
Nigeria is in dire need of a maritime transport policy which will complement the existing national transport policy ...
read more →ICTSI Pulls Plug on Lekki Port Project in Nigeria
Manila-based container terminal operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has terminated an ...
read more →Six Crew Kidnapped from Cargo Ship off Nigeria
Six crew members have been kidnapped from a general cargo vessel off Nigeria, according to ICC International ...
read more →IMB: Pirates Take Eight Crew from Tug off Nigeria
Eight crewmembers have been kidnapped by armed pirates from an offshore tug off the coast of Brass, Nigeria, ...
read more →Infographic: Nigerian Pirate Activity in 2016
The Gulf of Guinea continues to be one of the most dangerous bodies of water in the world for merchant shipping. ...
read more →Gunmen Attack Bulker off Nigeria
A bulk carrier was attacked off Nigeria on March 8 when seven gunmen approached in a skiff and fired upon the ship ...
read more →BBC Caribbean Crew Released from Captivity
Eight Russian and Ukrainian seafarers who were kidnapped from their vessel BBC Caribbean have been released after ...
read more →IRClass Becomes RO for Three More Flag States
Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), has obtained authorisation to act as Recognised Organisation (RO) to carry ...
read more →IMB: Pirate Dies in Attack on Tanker off Nigeria
An unknown number of pirates armed with automatic weapons in a speed boat approached and fired at a tanker while it ...
read more →Maersk Cotonou Attacked off Nigerian Coast
The 4,496 TEU containership Maersk Cotonou was attacked by supposed criminals attempting to board the vessel off ...
read more →Tankers Facing Pressure amid Nigerian Oil Export Disruptions
Both Suezmax and VLCC markets could be hit by downward pressure from sustained outages of Nigerian crude oil, ...
read more →Tanker Thwarts Pirate Attack off Nigeria
The string of attacks in the Gulf of Guinea continues as pirates attempted to board a tanker earlier today while ...
read more →Pirates Free Kidnapped Turkish Crew
Six Turkish crew members of Malta-flagged tanker MT Puli who were kidnapped by pirates over two weeks ago while ...
read more →Piracy, Maritime Crime Costing Nigeria USD 1.5 Bn a Month
Nigeria is losing about USD 1.5 billion a month due to piracy, armed robbery at sea, smuggling, and fuel supply ...
read more →6 Pirate Attacks in 24 Hours off Nigeria, Two Crew Kidnapped
Two crew members of an offshore supply vessel were kidnapped by pirates while their ship was underway around 97 ...
read more →CMA CGM Turquoise Attacked, Two Crew Kidnapped
A containership chartered by the French shipping major CMA CGM has been attacked by pirates off Nigeria, who are ...
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