Africa
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South Africa seeks emergency external help to remedy dire situation across the nation’s ports
The dire situation at South Africa’s ports, which have some of lowest productivity levels in the world, has seen the…
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UAE cracks down on Cameroon flag
Ships flagged with Cameroon face restrictions when calling in the Middle East. The United Arab Emirates has added the Cameroon…
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Somalia strikes back at Ethiopia’s bid for Red Sea access
Landlocked Ethiopia’s bid to gain access to the Red Sea via the port of Berbera has created a predictable diplomatic…
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Bulk carrier secured after hijack attempt off Somalia
India’s navy said its commandos have secured a bulk carrier after its attempted hijack in the Arabian Sea. The Liberian-flagged…
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Bulk carrier boarded off Somalia
A Liberia-flagged bulk carrier was boarded yesterday by armed individuals while underway in waters some 460 nautical miles off Somalia.…
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Spot box rates rocket amid Red Sea shipping crisis
Drewry has published its keenly awaited first box spot rate details of the year, with the Red Sea shipping crisis…
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The shipping news you might have missed over the past fortnight
December 18 was the last issue of Daily Splash, our free newsletter. In the intervening 17 days, the Splash editorial…
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Ocean Installer secures work offshore Angola
Ocean Installer has been revealed as a consortium partner with Oceaneering in a significant contract from TotalEnergies Angola and its…
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Master and chief engineer kidnapped off Equatorial Guinea
The Tuvalu-registered 13,000 dwt tanker was boarded 45 nautical miles south of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea on January 1 with…
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Ethiopia eyes Berbera as primary port
Landlocked Ethiopia is looking at Berbera rather than Djibouti as its primary port for exports and imports. Abiy Ahmed, the country’s prime…
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Northern Ocean rig gets more work with TotalEnergies
John Fredriksen-controlled Northern Ocean, a semisub rig spin-off of Northern Drilling, has secured more work in West Africa for its…
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Borr Drilling seals jackup deal in Cameroon
Norwegian jack-up rig owner Borr Drilling has struck a deal with Tower Resources for its premium rig Norve, the London-listed…
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Bulgaria readies to start negotiating ransoms with Somali pirates
To add to the instability in the region, Somali pirates are back hunting targets while Houthis to the north in…
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Shell opts out of Northern Ocean rig
John Fredriksen-controlled Northern Ocean, a semisub rig spin-off of Northern Drilling, announced that Shell will not be keeping the 2019-built…
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Dolphin Drilling scraps Nigeria semisub deal
Semisub rig owner Dolphin Drilling has terminated a contract with Peak Petroleum in Nigeria for its 1974-built Blackford Dolphin. The…
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Chaotic scenes in the Red Sea as Israeli-linked ships are targeted
In chaotic scenes not seen since the 2011 peak of the Horn of Africa piracy crisis, global merchant shipping faced…
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Somali pirates make their first return in years
Piracy activity has been flagged offshore Somalia after many years and commercial shipping has been advised to remain outside the…
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Chronic congestion building along the east coast of South Africa
Massive ship queues are forming off the east coast of South Africa where dire handling capabilities at the ports of…
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Egypt picks Jan de Nul for 1000 km subsea cable to Europe
Egypt has signed an agreement with Jan De Nul Group to start the study for the construction of an undersea…
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Diamond Offshore wins drillship work off Guinea-Bissau
Houston-based Diamond Offshore has entered a drilling contract with an undisclosed client for one of its drillships for work offshore…
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