Local time on the 30th, the Gabonese National Election Commission announced that President Ali Bongo Ondimba won the election with 64.27 percent of the vote and achieved re-election.

Subsequently, some Gabonese soldiers in the name of the "Institutional Transition and Restoration Committee" declared on television that the election results were invalid, that they had disbanded the electoral body and seized power, and closed the country's borders.

Gabon is located in Africa's central west coast, is Africa's oil, manganese ore and timber production power.

in fact, this country near the Gulf of Guinea is not a place for ships at sea to relax their vigilance. Just in May this year, Eagle Bulk Shipping Grebe Bulker was attacked by pirates in the country's waters and three seafarers were hijacked. About three weeks later, they were rescued.

British maritime security company Ambrey said that affected by the coup, Libreville's port has ceased operations, ships cannot access, and authorities refuse to approve ships to leave.

According to the ship news network data show that there are many ships anchored in Libreville near the anchorage.

Upon enquiry, the anchored ships include Hong Kong-flagged NING FENG 616, TONG DA, XIN HAI TONG 8, TIAN MU SHAN and currently docked in Ovindo's Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier LIN HAI6.

Hapag-Lloyd spokesman told Reuters that due to the closure of the border, his company's container ship DALLAS EXPRESS is currently anchored at anchorage and cannot sail.

In addition, the ship information network information shows that MAERSK's container ship MAERSK VALPARAISO wheel is also anchored here.

The P & I Association of America has issued an emergency notice to its members that Libreville and Gentile ports have ceased all commercial operations and the border is temporarily closed until further notice.

Source: one shipping