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A captain was arrested on 30 January on suspicion of narcotics smuggling, following his detention aboard a containership docked at Kaohsiung Harbor the previous day, Taiwanese authorities report.
As reported, the captain was taken in for questioning after customs officials discovered a large quantity of heroin during an inspection of the Yang Ming Horizon, when it arrived in Kaohsiung on 29 January.
The vessel had departed Hai Phong Port in Vietnam with its itinerary originally listing a stop in Hong Kong before proceeding to Kaohsiung. However, the ship unexpectedly skipped Hong Kong and sailed directly from Vietnam to Kaohsiung, arriving late on the night of 29 January.
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The ongoing risks associated with hot work, such as welding and grinding, which continue to cause serious fires at ports, terminals and warehouses.
Hot work refers to any activity that generates flames, heat or sparks, including welding, cutting, grinding and soldering. These operations pose a significant fire or explosion risk, particularly in confined spaces or near flammable cargo, equipment or infrastructure. When hot work is not properly controlled, the resulting fires can have tragic consequences, endangering lives, disrupting operations and causing environmental damage.
DBI joins the Maritime Battery Forum to advance safe battery adoption at sea
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The Brazilian Federal Police has adopted a stricter and more structured approach to enforcing immigration requirements for Chinese crew members on foreign-flagged vessels calling at Santos and other Brazilian ports.
As explained, this enforcement approach is already being applied in practice and reflects formal internal guidance issued at the federal level, based on Brazil’s current interpretation of the Brazil–China Maritime Transport Agreement.
Until recently, local immigration units were issuing fines even for vessels flying flags of Chinese territories, without fully considering the “One China” principle. Following a revised institutional interpretation and coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this practice has been discontinued.
The Federal Police no longer issues fines when Chinese crew members serve on vessels flying the flag of recognised Chinese territories. At the same time and critically for owners and operators, enforcement has been significantly tightened in relation to Chinese crew members serving on vessels flying non-Chinese flags.
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Below you will find a weekly report dated 28 January 2026, covering the period of 22 to 28 January 2026, where the following incidents were reported:
- 1 maritime security incident in West Africa in the last 7 days
- 0 maritime security incidents in the Indian Ocean/Middle East in the last 7 days.
Full advisory at the following link.
https://britanniapandi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ARC-Weekly-Report-28.01.26.pdf