Commercial operations at Abu Dhabi Ports’ Fujairah Terminals, located on the East coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were officially kickstarted on Saturday, September 23. Earlier this year, Abu Dhabi Ports signed a 35-year concession agreement with the Port of Fujairah, under which Fujairah T
Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP) has started operations at Fujairah Terminals – located in the East coast of the United Arab Emirates – after signing a 35-year concession agreement with the Port of Fujairah earlier this year. Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, the chief executive of Abu Dhabi Ports, said: “As we
With the significant number of seaport terminals lining the Arabian coasts, port authorities and operators continue to expand and upgrade their infrastructure in order to increase their market positions and stay competitive. The Middle Eastern ports sector has witnessed enormous growth over the last
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from September 18 – 24, 2017.
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (September 18-24, 2017). Royal IHC Launches NMDC’s First Custom-Built TSHD The launch ceremony of ARZANA – a 6,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – took place on September 20, at Royal IHC’s shipyard in
Since the beginning of the second half of this year, shipowners have ramped up dry bulk ordering, bringing the newbuild count to 110 new ships in the last three months. The number has almost doubled when compared to 63 newbuilding orders from the first half of this year, according to the data from V
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has just released a 60-second video of the construction process of the 6,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ARZANA. The newbuild was launched two days ago, September 20, at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. The TSHD Arzana is the f
State-owned oil firm Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is reportedly looking to sell shares in a new shipping unit through an initial public offering (IPO). The company is consolidating the operations of Abu Dhabi National Tanker with Petroleum Services and Abu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Operating t
Gazprom Neft Badra, operator of the Iraqi Badra field, has undertaken the largest ever maritime shipment of oil for export in the company’s history. A total of 1.78 million barrels of hydrocarbons have been sent to the United States aboard the New Solution crude oil tanker, Gazprom Neft said. The 32
The launch ceremony of ARZANA – a 6,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – took place yesterday, September 20, at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. “The keel-laying took place on 6 March 2017, and the vessel is expected to be delivered as scheduled in early 2018. This succ
Doha-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Qatargas has signed a medium-term sales and purchase agreement with Turkish BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAŞ). Under the terms of the agreement, Qatargas will deliver 1.5 million tons of LNG per annum for a period of three years. Scheduled to
Unique Group has entered into a cooperation agreement with UK-based Innovo. As part of the agreement, the companies will collaborate to provide sales & rental equipment and engineering solutions for the marine and oil & gas market sectors in the Middle East and South-East Asia region. “This agreemen
Dredge Yard recently signed a contract to design, manufacture and deliver an ECO200 Dredger with auger head. The auger dredger will have a dredging depth of 6m and will come with a 1500m discharge pipeline. According to the company, the ECO200 Auger will be delivered to a mining corporation in West-
It has taken a whole year for all of the idle ships of South Korean defunct shipping company Hanjin Shipping to be fully removed from the idle fleet following the company’s demise, according to Alphaliner. The former South Korean shipping giant was officially declared bankrupt by the Seoul Central D
