Water Enters New Suez Canal Suez Canal Authority Chairman Mohab Mamish announced yesterday that water has entered the New Suez Canal waterway from the northern and southern entrances of the Canal. He added that this is a historical moment for the country. Read More VIDEO: Dredging for Eko Atlantic
As the shipping industry progresses toward bigger and ever more complex ships we are seeing shipbuilding giants battling for supremacy in building a better, bigger and more advanced vessel. The slightest upgrades in size or efficiency can bring in enormous profits or slash operational costs on a glo
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) and Iran Shipping Lines are finding it hard to wrap up their 39-year-old joint venture Irano Hind Shipping Lines due to the differences in the valuation of the company. SCI estimates its 49% stake in the joint venture to be USD 132 million, while Iran Shipping Lin
Petroceltic International plc has announced that a joint venture comprising Petroceltic and Edison International Spa was the successful bidder for the North Port Fouad Block, offshore the Nile Delta, in the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company 2013 International Bid Round. North Port Fouad (Block 7)
There are many sea ice properties that can affect an offshore vessel’s navigation performance in sea ice. The most obvious is the thickness of the ice but other properties, such as hardness, are also important. In the following excerpt taken from OCIMF latest report on Offshore Vessel Operations in
The image shows Princess Cruises’ MS Royal Princess steaming her way to the next adventure as the sunset-lit sky embraces the sea. The ship was built in 2013 by Fincantieri at their shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. [mappress] World Maritime News Staff, September 18, 2014; Image: Princess Cruises F
Oman Drydock Company (ODC) has completed its first major LNG repair and maintenance project since being awarded the coveted Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) licence in June. Middle-East based ODC has just completed work on the Ibra LNG, owned by Oman Shipping Company (OSC), one of the biggest shipping
DP World Chairman and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, today met with the new UK Ambassador to the UAE, HE Philip Parham, to discuss trade, business and maritime issues. During the introductory meeting, Ambassador Parham was given a tour of DP
The majority of ships in the global tanker fleet have yet to adopt ECDIS, according to data published for the first time by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). The SOLAS regulations on the mandatory carriage of ECDIS will come into force from July 1, 2015 for all tankers over 3,000 gross
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announces that its wholly owned subsidiary in the Middle East has been awarded two saturation diving services contracts. Both Contracts are estimated to be of approximately 6-8 months duration in total. The first of these two Contracts has already commenced an
Mermaid Maritime has been awarded two saturation diving services contracts. Both Contracts are estimated to be of approximately 6‐8 months duration in total in the Middle East. The first of these two contracts has already begun and the second will start back‐to‐back upon completion of the first. The
Amid growing security issues spurred by the crisis in Libya, U.A.E. port authorities issued instructions to cease loading containers for export and transshipment bound for Libyan ports, effective immediately, Danish-headquartered shipping company Safmarine said. “As advised by the port authorities,
An estimated 11.2 billion tonnes of solid waste is collected worldwide every year and its degeneration contributes to about five per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. DP World and Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (HPH) have joined forces to combat global warming in a Waste Reduction Camp
Aqualis Offshore, part of Aqualis ASA, has signed a rig moving services contract with Saudi Aramco, a national oil and gas company of Saudi Arabia. The contract value is undisclosed. Under the deal, offshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore will provide offshore rig moving service
