Increasing energy efficiency standards, safety concerns and demand for design innovations are set to bring naval architects and engineering professionals to one of the world’s foremost international maritime conference ‘Mastech 2013’ on naval architecture, shipbuilding and oil and gas to be held in
The Kingdom of Bahrain has hosted the 2012 IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Event, on 17 and 18 October 2012, with a seminar and other activities, focusing on this year’s World Maritime Day theme: “IMO: One hundred years after the Titanic”. The parallel event, regarded by all who attended as a great
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) has been awarded ‘Shipyard of the Year’ at Lloyd’s List Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards 2012, held at the Grand Hyatt in Dubai on 16 October 2012. N-KOM was designed with optimal flexibility to undertake the entire spectrum of repair works, conversio
There are some clearly identifiable steps which need to be taken to enhance shipping’s already very impressive record of maritime safety, according to International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Secretary General, Peter Hinchliffe. Speaking at the IMO Alternative World Maritime Day Event in Bahrain this
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) together with Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) received the award for Maritime Services at Tuesday evening’s Lloyds List Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards, held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai. WSS and WSM are both part of Wilhelmsen Maritime Services, a wholl
ClassNK was selected as the best classification society in the Middle East and Indian subcontinent by receiving the Classification Society Award at Lloyd’s List Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards 2012, which was held on 16 October 2012 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai. The Lloyd’s List Middle
Qatargas Chief Operating Officer, Commercial & Shipping, Alaa Abu Jbara, has delivered a keynote gala luncheon address at the 26th Gastech Conference & Exhibition in London (8-11 October). In his speech, Mr Abu Jbara outlined the history and achievements of Qatargas and its outlook on the future as
Global marine terminal operator DP World has won the Maritime Infrastructure Award at the 8th India Shipping Summit 2012 in Mumbai in recognition of its commitment and foresight in developing and operating ports that act as catalysts to promote trade. The award given to DP World, Subcontinent was re
Leading Qatar based companies N-KOM, Ras Laffan Port and Milaha will use the forthcoming Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) 2012 conference and exhibition in Dubai, to underline their increasing presence in the regional and international shipping channels. The strong Qatari participation will be e
Gulftainer, the largest privately owned port operator in the world, is participating in the Terminal Operations Conference & Exhibition Container Supply Chain: Middle East (TOC ME) – the longest-running series of trade events for international shipping, port and terminal communities in the world – w
Held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, TOC Container Supply Chain opened, attracting delegates from across the Middle East beyond, including cargo owners, logistics services providers, shipping lines and maritime ports and terminals. The renowned conference & exhibition, part of the global TOC family
Grandweld Shipyards took part in the Offshore Support Vessels Middle East conference “Towards renewed growth and recovery”, which took place in JW Marriott Hotel in Dubai. The OSV Middle East conference was one of the most significant marine events which brought together the movers, shakers and lead
The challenges faced by the Middle East maritime industry during the continuing global economic uncertainty will be top of the agenda at the upcoming Seatrade Middle East Maritime exhibition and conference. A host of international and regional experts will address the key issues, providing a critica
Offshore Solutions BV (OSBV), the joint venture between AMEC and Cofely Nederland NV, is to hold the third in a series of Marine Access Seminars in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday 26th September. The event will take place at the new Hilton Doha from 10.00-15.00 and will allow guests to learn about the sign
