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Qatar Diplomatic Crisis/ Trade Embargo

A number of countries in the Gulf region have cut diplomatic and trading ties with the State of Qatar, and this development is expected to have a direct effect in sea traffic in the region. More particularly, with effect as…

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Piracy and Kidnapping in Sulu & Celebes Sea

According to ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre Special Report on Abducting of Crew from Ships in the Sulu-Celebes Sea and Waters off Eastern Sabah (Part III) – Issued 31/3/2017, from March 2016 until March 2017 a total of 22 incidents (13 actual and 9 attempted) have been reported in the Sulu-Celebes Sea and waters off Eastern Sabah, with a total of 58 crew members being abducted.
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Is Somali Piracy threat re-emerging?

by Despina Kalfa. After four (4) piracy attacks* in just three weeks and after approximately a five-year hiatus, observers now warn that East Africa piracy is making a comeback. More particularly, it has been reported that at least eight (8)…

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