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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
‘Game Changer’: Nigeria Opens New Deep Sea Port in Lagos
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‘Game Changer’: Nigeria Opens New Deep Sea Port in Lagos

By Seun Sanni LAGOS, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Nigeria opened a billion-dollar Chinese-built deep seaport in Lagos on Monday, which is

January 24, 2023
Total Views: 2103

Thursday, April 4, 2019
container terminal
Maritime News

Nigeria to Build Seaports to Ease Gridlock on Lagos’s Shore

By Solape Renner and Anthony Osae-Brown (Bloomberg) — Nigeria is building a new deep-sea port and considering two additional facilities to ease

April 4, 2019
Total Views: 169

Friday, June 8, 2018
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Maritime News

Nigeria Needs $12 Billion to Avoid Missing the LNG Boat

By Paul Wallace, Paul Burkhardt and Elisha Bala-Gbogbo (Bloomberg) — On a tropical island just off the coast of Nigeria, hundreds of engineers

June 8, 2018
Total Views: 125

Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Nigeria’s Thirst for Gasoline Draws Rare Suezmax Cargo to West Africa
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Nigeria’s Thirst for Gasoline Draws Rare Suezmax Cargo to West Africa

By Libby George and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s push to keep its citizens stocked with fuel is drawing close to a

February 7, 2018
Total Views: 6

Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Seven Chinese Vessels Detained Off West Africa for Illegal Fishing
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Seven Chinese Vessels Detained Off West Africa for Illegal Fishing

By Emma Farge DAKAR, May 2 (Reuters) – Authorities in West Africa have detained eight seven Chinese vessels for fishing illegally and the boat

May 3, 2017
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Pirates Kidnap 8 Crew from BBC Caribbean Off Nigeria
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Pirates Kidnap 8 Crew from BBC Caribbean Off Nigeria

LAGOS, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Pirates have kidnapped seven Russians and one Ukrainian after attacking the cargo ship the BBC Caribbean off the coast of

February 8, 2017
Total Views: 72

Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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Maritime News

Shippers Work ‘Ebola Clause’ Into Contracts

As Ebola persists in West Africa, shipping lines and traders are tweaking their contracts to protect themselves if the disease puts crews at risk of infection

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 69

Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Pirates Attack Tanker Off Ivory Coast
Piracy

Pirates Attack Tanker Off Ivory Coast

Armed pirates robbed an petroleum products tanker near Ivory Coast's port of Abidjan, a maritime agency and a private security advisor said on Wednesday, in an

September 2, 2014
Total Views: 13

Thursday, August 28, 2014
Doctor Dies of Ebola In Nigeria’s Oil Hub Port Harcourt
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Doctor Dies of Ebola In Nigeria’s Oil Hub Port Harcourt

A doctor in Nigeria's oil hub of Port Harcourt has died from Ebola after treating a contact of a Liberian-American man who was the first recorded case of the

August 28, 2014
Total Views: 14

Monday, August 4, 2014
Pirates Release Tanker Hijacked Off Ghana
Piracy

Pirates Release Tanker Hijacked Off Ghana

A Kiribati-flagged tanker hijacked off the coast of Ghana last month has been released by pirates, according to the International Maritime

August 4, 2014
Total Views: 36

Shipping Industry Cautioned Over Ebola Outbreak
Maritime News

Shipping Industry Cautioned Over Ebola Outbreak

The international shipping community is being warned of the potential dangers from the unprecedented Ebola virus outbreak in west

August 4, 2014
Total Views: 6

Monday, June 9, 2014
Disturbing the Pond: A Missing Tanker in the Gulf of Guinea
Piracy

Disturbing the Pond: A Missing Tanker in the Gulf of Guinea

The Fair Artemis’s cargo and sudden disappearance fit the profile of the well-organized tanker hijackings that have plagued the Gulf of Guinea in recent

June 9, 2014
Total Views: 42

Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Piracy Not the Only Maritime Concern in Africa
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Piracy Not the Only Maritime Concern in Africa

While piracy has dominated the headlines in recent years, maritime security in Africa entails many other aspects. Illegal fishing, smuggling and human

March 5, 2014
Total Views: 17

Thursday, October 3, 2013
WATCH: OSV Crew in Africa Performs Toto’s “Africa” in Viral Video
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WATCH: OSV Crew in Africa Performs Toto’s “Africa” in Viral Video

You know what they say... When in Africa, create a mimed rendition music video of the 1983 smash hit "Africa" by Toto and post it on

October 3, 2013
Total Views: 575

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
west africa gulf of guinea map
Blog

West African Piracy and its Growing Effect on U.S. Interests

By gCaptain Staff US interests in the Gulf of Guinea region including maritime shipping, safety of American citizens, and energy resources are becoming

August 14, 2013
Total Views: 37

Monday, July 22, 2013
geden lines cotton tanker
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Pirates Release Oil Tanker Hijacked Off West Africa

LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) – Pirates have released an oil products tanker and its 24 Indian crew after it was hijacked off the Gabon coast last week, the

July 22, 2013
Total Views: 8

Wednesday, June 26, 2013
African States Join Forces To Tackle Rising Gulf Of Guinea Piracy
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African States Join Forces To Tackle Rising Gulf Of Guinea Piracy

West and central African nations have agreed to create a regional centre for coordinating the fight against a sharp rise in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea that

June 26, 2013
Total Views: 13

Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Nigerian Pirates Release Hostage
Piracy

Nigerian Pirates Release Hostage

Pirates in Nigeria have released a French sailor kidnapped from a tanker on June 13 off the coast of Nigeria, a military commander told

June 18, 2013
Total Views: 7

Nigeria Drops Charges Against Some Russian Arms Suspects
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Nigeria Drops Charges Against Some Russian Arms Suspects

Nigerian authorities dropped charges on Tuesday against eight Russian sailors suspected of trafficking arms, their lawyer said, but another seven will face

June 18, 2013
Total Views: 1

Tuesday, June 4, 2013
West Africa States to Adopt Anti-Piracy Code -IMO
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West Africa States to Adopt Anti-Piracy Code -IMO

West African heads of state will meet, maybe as soon as this month, to adopt a code to fight growing piracy in their coastal waters that would include use of

June 4, 2013
Total Views: 13
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