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French ship loses 44 containers in storm, search underway near Durban

Johannesburg – Authorities were scouring the ocean off South Africa’s east coast on Wednesday for 44 containers missing after... Read more

18 Jul

New Delhi – India’s navy said Tuesday it had freed an Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates, the... Read more

30 Jan

Manila – Seven people are missing and four others were rescued at sea after two small passenger boats capsized... Read more

26 Jan

Ismailia – Suez Canal maritime traffic was “normal” on Monday after a cargo vessel carrying Ukrainian grain ran aground... Read more

9 Jan, 2023

Cairo – The chairman of Egypt’s Suez Canal on Thursday affirmed the waterway is “not for sale”, in a... Read more

23 Dec, 2022

Cairo – An oil tanker briefly became stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Wednesday night, officials announced, raising fears... Read more

1 Sep, 2022

Cairo – Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority announced on Sunday an all-time revenue record for April, earning $629 million following... Read more

1 May, 2022

Tunis – A fuel tanker that sank in waters off Tunisia last weekend was empty, the government said on... Read more

23 Apr, 2022

Malabo –The Malabo government on Thursday suspended 395 ships “illegally” flying Equatorial Guinea’s flag after an oil tanker under... Read more

22 Apr, 2022

Tunis – An Italian naval vessel specialised in marine pollution clean-up arrived Tuesday in waters off Tunisia where a tanker... Read more

19 Apr, 2022