Previously uninhabited, Boubyan Island is the largest of the Kuwaiti coastal islands and is now the scene of a complete development project. The overall master plan for the island’s evolution includes residential and industrial developments, a bridge link to the mainland, a seaport and a nature rese
Dragflow, an Italian manufacturer of dredging equipment specialized in solid pumping solutions, has been very busy in the last six months seeing excellent business growth and substantial product development. The company also moved its headquarters to a larger, bigger space where they will continue t
Unique Group has recently collaborated with KBA Training Centre (KBAT) to offer a series of Health, Safety and Diving courses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). KBAT offers health & safety consultancy and courses approved by international accrediting bodies such as NEBOSH, IOSH, CIEH, IMCA and IRATA
The demand situation in the container shipping market is developing a tad slower than what the market had anticipated as the volumes have failed to pick up markedly, BIMCO said in its latest market report. According to BIMCO, global volume growth in Q1 was just 1.8%, nevertheless, things are moving
Over 216 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand has been removed so far as part of the Suez Canal Development Project, said Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish. This represents about 84 percent of a total of 250 million cubic meters that should be dredged as part of the project, Mami
Over 4,000 tankers of 3,000 gross tonnes or more, representing 46% of the global 3,000+ gt tanker fleet, are not yet using ENCs (Electronic Nautical Charts) on ECDIS, which will be mandatory as of July 1, when SOLAS regulations on the mandatory carriage of ECDIS comes into force, data from the Unite
Gulftainer’s Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT) located on Sharjah’s Indian Ocean coast, has welcomed its largest vessel yet, the CMA CGM Kerguelen, sailing on the CMA flagship service FAL1. According to Gulftainer‘s Terminal Manager at KCT, Daniel Wright, receiving CMA CGM Kerguelen is another mil
CARIS, a developer of geospatial software, recently participated in an Underwater Technology Seminar in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The three-day seminar was jointly organized by Unique Group, Bayanat, Kongsberg Maritime and CARIS. As part of the seminar Kongsberg Maritime and Unique conducted
The International Association of Classifications Societies (IACS) has adopted new Unified Requirements that are aimed at further improving the safety of large container ships by enhancing consistency between pre-existing Class Society provisions in this area. IACS established at the beginning of 201
The total capacity of containerships ordered so far this year has reached 1.04 million teu, or 60% more in capacity terms than what was ordered during the same period of 2014, shipping analyst Alphaliner said. The new wave of orders is focused mainly on ships of above 18,000 teu, with orders for 39
Chemical shipping faces another tough year, but prospects are improving thanks to the strength of the product tanker market which is attracting a growing number of swing ships out of chemicals into products, according to the latest edition of the Chemical Forecaster, published by global shipping con
Some 50% of crews working on offshore support vessels (OSVs) are willing to compromise safety rather than say ‘no’ to clients or senior management, while nearly 80% believe commercial pressures could influence the safety of their working practices, according to a report commissioned by operations an
InterManager, the international trade association of ship managers, has set its sights on examining two key areas which could have significant benefits for the shipping industry. First in its list of priorities is an investigation of minimum manning levels for different types of vessels trading on d
Dredging & Land Reclamation Asia Summit 2015, held on May 19-22, in Singapore, was again the premier meeting place for port, dredging and land reclamation professionals in Asia. The event, organized by Equip Global, incorporated case studies and updates from the latest port dredging projects around
