14 JUL 2023 Brazilian police took into custody four men believed to be Nigerians that were found sitting on top of the rudder of a vessel after it completed a transatlantic crossing. It is believed they had been on top of the rudder, and possibly able to work their way …
Read More »NIGERIAN ATTACK HELICOPTER DESTROYS OIL THEFT TANKER
13 JULY 2023 Nigerian authorities have seized and destroyed a small tanker for allegedly stealing oil from an offshore well in Ondo State. The tanker, identified as the Tura II (ex name Ali Riza Bey, IMO 6620462), was captured by contractor Tantita Security Services at an offshore location, according to …
Read More »CAR CARRIER GOES ADRIFT, TOPPLES SHIPYARD CRANE IN BREMERHAVEN
11 JULY 2023 On Sunday evening, a car carrier tore loose from its moorings and went adrift in the harbor at Bremerhaven, striking a dock at the Lloyd Werft shipyard and knocking over a crane. The stern lines of the 750-foot ship ripped free of the pier at about 2100 …
Read More »NIGERIA TO DESTROY TANKER CAUGHT SMUGGLING CRUDE OIL
11 JULY 2023 Nigeria’s state-owned oil firm NNPC Ltd said on Monday an 800,000-liter (211,338-U.S. gallon) vessel carrying stolen crude had been intercepted offshore while heading to Cameroon and would be destroyed as a deterrent to oil theft. Crude theft from pipelines and wells in the Niger Delta has hobbled the country’s output in …
Read More »BANGLADESH CONTAINERSHIP TILTS LOSING CONTAINERS OVERBOARD
A small feeder ship moving containers coastally and inland in Bangladesh lost stability and partially sunk on July 6. The port authority is reporting that everyone was safely evacuated and that a salvage operation is underway. The Pangaon Express is a 19-year-old vessel being used to transfer containers from the Bangladesh seaport …
Read More »PANAMA SHIP REGISTRY JOIN QUALSHIP21 PROGRAM FOR 1ST TIME IN 20 YEARS
14 JULY 2023 The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), the entity overseeing the Panama Ship Registry received a letter of approval from the United States Coast Guard congratulating the country for its qualification to the Quality Shipping for the 21st Century Program (QUALSHIP21) and the flag’s commitment to quality shipping, since …
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