Drydocks World and Maritime World, the leading entity involved in providing a wide range of services to the maritime, oil and gas industries, today announced the grand launch of Dubai Maritime Green Initiative, a strategic movement to encourage all-round environmental excellence in maritime and alli
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry recovered to their highest level for two years in the three months ended February 2013, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. There was improved expectation of freight r
Nakilat, Qatar’s premier gas transporter, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaboration in areas of mutual interest with the state energy company of Algeria and Africa’s largest oil and gas company, Sonatrach. The MoU was signed last night in the presence of HE Sheikh Hamad bin Ja
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group Company, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution provider, announced its appointment as an authorized partner of NKUA for the Middle East region for Atmospheric Modeling and Weather Forecasting Group activities. T
Captains Mohammed Ojaili and Ali Barham are the first two local pilots in Salalah to receive an open tonnage pilot license, with another local talent, Captain Omar Al Khatiri, just one step away from open tonnage certification, allowing these talents to be handling the largest ships in the world tha
The Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) has signed a three-year contract, with an extension option for a further two years, with Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) whereby the jackup barge Keloa will join ADMA OPCO’s technical support fleet in the Umm Shaif and Zakum fields, offsh
The Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) has signed a three-year contract, with an extension option for a further two years, with Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) whereby the jackup barge Keloa will join ADMA OPCO’s technical support fleet in the Umm Shaif and Zakum fields, offsh
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) announces that in connection with the fleet replacement program for the general cargo, the Company has sold on Saturday 23rd March 2013 its general cargo vessel (Saudi Diriyah) for scrapping after completing her useful life for a sum of SAR. 30,2
Containership Sinks Off Chinese Coast The containership Guangyangxingang sank off the Chinese coast on Monday, due to bad weather and strong winds, leaving 11 crew members dead and two missing, according to Shangdong province authorities. Discovery Channel Documents Build of Maersk Line’s Triple-E V
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Jan De Nul Group: New Projects in Asia and Australia Several projects have been awarded to Jan De Nul Group: a reclamation project in Indonesia, a capital dredging project in Russia and an offshore project in Australia. Spain: Minorcan Project Under Fire Oceana has made a formal complaint to UNESC
ARCADIS has won a contract with Aqaba Development Corporation in Jordan for providing construction management services and design reviews for their “Aqaba New Port Project”. ARCADIS works in a joint venture with the local company Dar Al Handasah. Financial details of the contract were not disclosed.
Iran held a launching ceremony for a new domestically built destroyer “Jamaran 2” at the port city of Bandar-e Anzali on March 17, the BBC informed. The ceremony was attended by a significant number of defense dignitaries, including that from Iran’s Defence Ministry represented by Gen. Ahmad Vahidi
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) and several government agencies that will pave the way for the introduction of a new information and documentation system at all its ports. The MoU, signed on the
