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Nestoil takes Frontline VLCC for floating storage
Nigeria’s Nestoil has been revealed as the buyer of the VLCC and sources tell Splash the tanker will now be…
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Sea Trucks placed under provisional liquidation
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the High Court of Justice in the British Virgin Islands has placed Sea Trucks…
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Disputed contract for BW Offshore FPSO terminated
Having won an arbitration award in March over a dispute regarding contract rates, BW Offshore has now had its contract for…
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10 arrested in Nigeria for stealing 2,000 tonnes of Shell oil
The Nigerian navy arrested 10 suspects on Wednesday stopping a vessel carrying stolen crude oil off the coast of the…
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BW Offshore closes Abo FPSO extension
BW Offshore has finally agreed a long term extension for the lease and operation of FPSO with Nigerian Agip Exploration,…
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Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea analysed
The Gulf of Guinea continues to be one of the most dangerous bodies of water in the world for merchant…
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Kidnapped seafarers freed
The eight crew belonging to the heavylifter nabbed by pirates off the Nigerian coast last month have been released. The…
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Eight seafarers kidnapped off Nigeria
The Russian embassy in Nigeria has confirmed seven Russian nationals and a Ukrainian have been kidnapped after an attack on…
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Nigeria plans national shipping company IPO
Nigeria’s efforts to strengthen its domestic fleet have stepped up a gear and the country is now planning an initial…
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Pirate attack on a suezmax indicates possible ‘change of tactics’ in the Gulf of Guinea
The suezmax tanker Bouboulina was hit by pirates yesterday morning in the Gulf of Guinea to the southwest of the…
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‘Owner’ of ghost ship Tamaya 1 and crew members located
A Nigerian man has claimed ownership of Tamaya 1, the “ghost ship” that ground on Liberian shores on May 3, and…
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Militants give oil producers in Niger Delta two weeks to shut down or face ‘bloody’ attack
Militants in the Niger Delta have given a two-week ultimatum to owners and operators of oil production and export facilities in the…
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Tanker crew released by kidnappers in Nigeria
Pirates have released six Turkish crew who were kidnapped from a tanker off the Nigerian coast two weeks ago, reports say.…
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Two taken hostage from boxship off Nigeria
The 4,300 teu was attacked by armed pirates off Nigeria on Monday evening. All of the crew bar two managed…
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Turkish crew taken hostage off Nigeria
Six Turkish crewmembers working on the Puli chemical tanker were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria on Monday.…
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Chemical tanker hit by pirates off Nigeria
A small chemical carrier was attacked by pirates in the early hours of Saturday morning in Nigerian waters and five…
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Two Bourbon Ofshore crew abducted off Nigeria freed
Bourbon Offshore has announced that the two crew members abducted from off Nigeria last month have been released. The company…
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Nigerian shipowners form umbrella organisation
Two rival shipowner organisations have finally joined forces in Nigeria to put pressure on the government. The Nigerian Ship Owners…
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Nigerian owners fight government plans for national carrier
Nigeria’s on/off debate on resurrecting a national flag carrier has attracted the ire of the country’s shipowners. The long talked…
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Bourbon Offshore crew pair abducted off Nigeria
French offshore vessel operator Bourbon has issued a statement, confirming that anchor handling and tug supply vessel was attacked off…
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