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Port News
Flag-hopping hits extreme levels
The monthly publication of Clarksons Research’s World Fleet Monitor increasingly shows data that reflects the extraordinary geopolitical challenges and machinations…
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Port News
Borr Drilling jackup scores 120-day contract in Benin
Lime Petroleum, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Rex International, has hired a Borr Drilling-owned jackup rig for work off Benin. The…
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Maritime News
Landlocked Niger with China’s Aid Starts Oil Exports with Pipeline to Benin
The government of the West African nation of Benin agreed to temporarily lift its blockade of Niger’s oil exports…
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Port News
15 crew abducted from chemical tanker by pirates off Benin
A 2016-built chemical tanker was boarded by pirates off Cotonou, Benin on Thursday with 15 crewmembers kidnapped. According to maritime…
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Port News
13 crew kidnapped from tanker off Benin
The 2007-built 11,300 dwt chemical tanker was attacked by pirates off the coast of Benin in West Africa on July…
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Maritime News
Dryad: Heavily Armed Men Attack Cargo Ship off Benin. Kidnap 5 Crew Members
The maritime security intelligence group Dryad has reported that general cargo vessel KOTA BUDI was boarded by heavily armed men…
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Maritime News
Six Fishermen Kidnapped Off Port of Cotonou
[Brief] Five South Korean nationals and one Ghanaian were kidnapped from a fishing vessel off the port of Cotonou, Benin,…
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Maritime News
Six Fishermen Kidnapped Off Port of Cotonou
[Brief] Five South Korean nationals and one Ghanaian were kidnapped from a fishing vessel off the port of Cotonou, Benin,…
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Marine World
Pirates Seize Containership Off Benin, Kidnap Crew -Bulgaria
A ministry statement said the pirates who boarded the Tommi Ritscher container ship at the port of Cotonou in the…
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Maritime News
Pirates Abduct Eight Crewmembers From Boxship Off Benin
On Sunday, pirates attacked the container ship Tommi Ritscher off Benin and abducted eight crewmembers, according to officials. The abductees…
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