Pirates Hijack Fully Loaded Supertanker Off Nigeria, Kidnapping 19 Crew December 6, 2019 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Pirates boarded a fully loaded supertanker off the coast of Nigeria, an act that is sure to ring alarm bells...
The Mounting Cost of Piracy off Coast of West Africa: Opinion July 3, 2019 By Tobin Harshaw, Bloomberg Opinion Remember those Somali pirates? Earlier this decade, they brazenly hijacked giant oil tankers, demanded ransoms in the millions of dollars,...
UN Shipping Agency Seeks to Clamp Down on Rogue Shipping Companies April 5, 2019 By Jonathan Saul The United Nations’ shipping agency is working on tougher measures to clamp down on rogue shipping companies trying to use...
Oil Tanker Disaster to Be Probed by Maritime Authorities from China, Panama, Iran & HK January 26, 2018 The maritime authorities of China, Panama, Iran and Hong Kong on Thursday signed an agreement to jointly investigate a collision...
No Initial Sign that Sunken Iran Oil Tanker Breached Safety Protocols: Panama January 22, 2018 By Elida Moreno The Iranian tanker that sank after a collision in the East China Sea, causing the worst oil ship disaster in...
Oil from Sunken Iran Tanker Diffuses into 4 Separate Slicks January 18, 2018 Oil from an Iranian tanker that sank in the East China Sea has diffused into four separate slicks, covering a...
Iran Oil Tanker Creates Oil Slicks Covering 42 Square Miles: Chinese Government January 17, 2018 An Iranian oil tanker that sank in the East China Sea has left two oil slicks covering a combined 109...
Update: Sunken Iranian Oil Tanker Causes Large Oil Slick in East China Sea January 15, 2018 By Yuka Obayashi and Josephine Mason A stricken Iranian tanker that sank in the East China Sea on Sunday in the worst oil ship disaster in...
Explosions Continue on Iranian Oil Tanker, Hampering Rescue Efforts January 12, 2018 By Yuka Obayashi A stricken Iranian oil tanker continued exploding on Friday, hampering rescue efforts, Chinese state media reported, as Japan’s Coast Guard...
Owner of Blazing Iran Oil Tanker Hopes Crew Alive in Engine Room January 11, 2018 By Golnar Motevalli The crew of an Iranian oil tanker set ablaze at the weekend following a collision could still be alive, the...