DP World Nava Sheva at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai, recently won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Environment Management at an awards ceremony held at the Leela Kempinski, New Delhi. The marine terminal was recognised for its many initiatives in environment management, some of which incl
Al Bandar Marina, a new marina at the heart of the Al Bandar residential community in Abu Dhabi, has been awarded the Gulf region’s first Blue Flag certification, a volunteer eco-label administered by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) for marinas and beaches around the world that work
Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading oilfield services group, has recently signed long-term vessel support contracts with prominent clients totaling US$ 160 million. Topaz’s cable-lay vessel, the ‘TEAM Oman’ has been contracted to ABB for a five year wind farm support contract plus options. The work w
Aberdeen-based Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, in cooperation with UTEC has successfully provided offshore pipelay and platform installation support to Global Industries at the Al-Jalila Field, offshore Dubai. With overseas divisions in Australia, Canada, Singapore, Brazil, and th
Aberdeen-based Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, in cooperation with UTEC has successfully provided offshore pipelay and platform installation support to Global Industries at the Al-Jalila Field, offshore Dubai. With overseas divisions in Australia, Canada, Singapore, Brazil, and th
Aberdeen-based Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, in cooperation with UTEC has successfully provided offshore pipelay and platform installation support to Global Industries at the Al-Jalila Field, offshore Dubai. With overseas divisions in Australia, Canada, Singapore, Brazil, and th
The General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP) held its 25th Board of Directors Meeting under the chairmanship of Shaikh Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa. During the meeting, the Board approved GOP’s new tariff structure, following intensive discussions at the Board level and at the level of the stakeholders
The Prime Minister’s Office and the Menachem Begin Heritage Center are expected to carry out an underwater search for the remnants of the… (Haaretz) [mappress] Source: Haaretz, June 23 , 2011;
Regional ICT think tank LIRNEasia on Wednesday proposed the building of a terrestrial cable system to provide international connectivity bet… (Total Telecom) [mappress] Source: Total Telecom, June 22 , 2011;
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) Kuwait has recently won a major contract to provide support to the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC). The Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) is a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), which is the holding company integrating KOC, KNPC, KOTC and PIC under gover
Grandweld Shipyards has successfully delivered the utility vessel “Artemis Star” to Teams Shipping CO. L.L.C. The delivery ceremony took place at Grandweld facility at Dubai Maritime City, and was attended by Team shipping’s General Manager Mr. Esmail Afshar Sadeghi, and his associate, Marketing Man
A significant milestone was reached on 21st June 2011 when the LNG tanker “Al-Ghuwairiya” berthed at Ras Laffan to load her LNG cargo bound for Canaport, Canada. The Qatargas chartered vessel is one of the new generation Q-Max LNG tanker able to load a full LNG cargo of 260,000 cubic meters. The ves
Saudi Arabia has begun laying stress on hydrography, knowing fully well that exclusion of this science for a maritime nation like the Kingdo… (arabnews) [mappress] Source: arabnews, June 21 , 2011;
In a direct response to the growing needs of its customers, DP World, UAE Region today announced that it has commenced upgrading Al Hamriya Port in Dubai. Work has already started on the first phase of modernising the small and busy general cargo facility that has served the regional sea trade for g
