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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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Nigerian government’s crackdown on oil theft fuels kidnapping
Maritime security firm Protection Group International (PGI) has suggested a government crackdown in Nigeria on oil theft is fuelling kidnapping…
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Seafarers freed by Nigerian Navy
The Nigerian Navy rescued 10 Indian seafarers over the weekend. The crew, working onboard the UAE-controlled product tanker , were…
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Unemployed Nigerian cadets turning to piracy
The chairman of the Nigeria Shipowners Association, Captain Niyi Labinjo, has blasted the national government, linking the failure to secure…
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Maersk containership hijacked off Nigeria
Coming just days after Peregrine Shipping tanker Leon Dias was freed from hijackers, a Maersk Line-managed containership has been hijacked…
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Hijacked Greek tanker freed
The Greek tanker hijacked by Biafran separatists in Nigeria over the weekend has been freed. Threats had been made that the and…
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Biafran separatists hijack and threaten to blow up a tanker in Nigeria
A foreign-flagged tanker has been hijacked in Nigeria and faces being blown up with its crew onboard if the federal…
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Foreign investor makes off with $16m of Nigerian ship funds
The Nigerian government has been swindled out of $16m by a foreign shipping investor. Transport minister Rotimi Amaechi detailed yesterday…
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Swiber buys stake in Nigerian offshore engineering company
Swiber Offshore Construction has bought a 38% stake in Nigeria’s Deltatek Offshore, which will see the offshore engineering provider become…
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Call for Nigerian ship finance bank
The head of the Nigeria Ship Owners Association (NISA) has called for the establishment of a dedicated local shipping bank.…
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Polish crew released by Nigerian pirates
Poland’s prime minister Beata Syzdlo has announced that the Polish crew kidnapped in November off Nigeria are on their way…
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Ocean Installer scores first Nigeria contract
Ocean Installer has won a contact from Folawiyo Aje Services for offshore construction work at the Aje Ph1 project off…
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Five crew members from Polish ship abducted by pirates off Nigeria
Poland’s government has confirmed that Polish-owned general cargo vessel was hijacked by pirates off the Nigerian coast on Friday, with…
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Four seafarers kidnapped in Nigeria
Yesterday the Lithuanian government revealed that four seafarers were abducted at Port Harcourt in southern Nigeria. Two Lithuanians and two…
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Yinson FPSO gets contract extension in Nigeria
Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) has extended its contract on Yinson Holdings’ floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit by a…
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Nigeria must diversify its fleet, says former minister
Nigerian shipowners must diversify the nation’s fleet away from tankers, says Captain Emmanuel Ihenaccho, former minister of the interior and…
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