At Djibouti: In a ceremony held today, Monday 6 August 2012, on board French warship FS Marne, French Rear Admiral Jean-Baptiste Dupuis handed over sea command of the EU Naval Force to Italian Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino, embarked on the new EU flagship ITS San Giusto. The ceremony was presided over by the EU…
Vessels report potential surveillance by unknown entities while in transit of the Gulf of Oman, Strait of Hormuz & Arabian Gulf. In one recent case, a vessel was asked its crew complement and master’s name, purportedly by a named vessel that was in fact operating elsewhere under the new name it has borne since…
Eastern Indonesia state port operator Pelindo III says ship visits in ports it manages more than doubled in the first half, due to increasing local activity following the enactment of a new cabotage rule. Company spokesman Edi Priyanto said ship visits in ports it manages hit a record 36,549 in the January-June period, up…
Armed pirates boarded an oil barge off Nigeria’s coast, killing two Nigerian navy sailors and kidnapping four other foreign crewmembers. Two other navy sailors who were providing security for the vessel were wounded during the early morning attack. Navy officials are in hot pursuit of the assailants off the Niger Delta. The ship is…