Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) announced today that it has sold Qatar’s first ever cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Malaysia. The cargo was sold to Petronas LNG Ltd (Petronas) of Malaysia and was loaded yesterday on-board the LNG Vessel ‘Seri Begawan’ at Ras Laffan Port. The ca
On 3rd July 2013, just under a year since commencing operations, Khalifa Port Container Terminal personnel performed 43 Gross Move Per Hour (GMPH) working the 2,289 TEU CSL RIDE operated by Simatech Shipping. A ‘move’ describes a single container (TEU) being loaded or unloaded from a ship. The news
“Qatar UK 2013 – Year of Culture” and Qatargas today announced sending Ben Barbour, the Doha based, Msheireb resident artist from Qatar to the UK aboard the Q-Flex LNG vessel ‘Al Karaana’, owned by Nakilat and managed by Shell International Shipping and Trading Ltd, to South Hook, Wales – Europe’s l
HMAS Newcastle’s Ship’s Dive Team has earned a ‘Bravo Zulu’ from the Commander Joint Task Force 633 (CJTF633) while in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO), for conducting a complex underwater evolution to remove an obstruction from the Ship’s main propeller shaft. At sunset on 8 July, Newcastl
DEME Announces New Contracts Worth EUR 250 Million Within the DEME group recently, a great many assignments for large, energy-related projects have been awarded to a range of different companies. Durres Port Development: Dredging is Major Factor for Success (Albania) EMS Albanian Port Operator Shp
Adira Energy Ltd. announced that further to its press release dated December 24, 2012, Modi’in Energy L.P has published a revised resource report in respect of the Yam Hadera license, offshore Israel, in which Adira has an option to purchase up to a 15% participating interest therein, subject to Adi
Director General of Bushehr Port said that there are a number of projects to be put into operation within next month in the port. Regarding the Negin Island, Bushehr Director General said that a contract is due to be concluded with the private sector shortly. The private sector is planning to make i
Director General of Chabahar Port said that there are three breakwaters due to be operational shortly. Mr. Rezvani also said that these three breakwaters will be put into operation out of the six breakwaters which are on the agenda for construction. Regarding the first phase of the port’s developmen
One of the largest suction dredgers in the world, Inai Kenanga, is to be launched by Inai Kiara SDN BHD, the Malaysian shipping company. VULKAN Couplings has supplied six MESLU clutches for the shift gearboxes of the powerful sand pumps – these couplings are the largest that the company has ever bui
Within the DEME group recently, a great many assignments for large, energy-related projects have been awarded to a range of different companies. The assignments will be executed for oil and gas companies and businesses working within the renewable energy sector and represent a total value of 250 mil
Ending its maiden voyage from Brazil, VLOC ‘Vale Shinas’ has docked at Vale’s deep-water jetty to unload 400,000 tons of iron ore. Measuring a length of 360 meters and width of 65 meters, the arrival of one of the world’s largest vessels at the Port of Sohar was commemorated by the community of Shin
Dubai Maritime City LLC (DMC), the world-class mixed-use maritime cluster, announced the signing of long term partnership agreement with Mubarak Marine LLC. The agreement is for the development of an industrial complex project for maritime services, shipbuilding and repair worth AED 130 million. Thi
Port of Salalah and Virginia International Terminals have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently which will see the ports closely cooperating in areas of business development and knowledge sharing. The alliance aims to draw further investment at the ports and appeal to investors and bus
An Iranian energy official says the country’s daily gas production will increase by 14 percent by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2014). Managing Director of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Ahmad Qalebani said on Wednesday that Iran produced 700 million cubic meters per d
