Drydocks World has announced the successful completion of the pioneering HVDC converter platform DolWin beta. The platform, the world’s largest in terms of capacity, was built at Drydocks World Dubai. The platform is one of the main components of TenneT’s 900 MW DC offshore grid connection “DolWin2”
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) is rolling out the annual UAE Ministry of Labour and the Abu Dhabi Emirate Environment, Health and Safety Management System (AD EHSMS) ”Safety in the Heat” campaign in its ports and the Kizad industrial zone. The ADPC campaign will run from begining of June until Septe
Oman Drydock Company (ODC) has been awarded the Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) license at the Posidonia Shipping Trade Fair in Athens, Greece. ODC chairman Dr. Abdulmalik Al Hinai was joined by GTT CEO Phillippe Berterottiere at the ODC stand to make the announcement. Mr. Berterottiere said “it is h
BAM International and its local partner MAG have successfully completed the construction of the new port in Aqaba, Jordan, for Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC), a second port in line with the country’s economic master plan. Together with its Jordanian joint venture partner MAG, BAM was responsibl
APM Terminals, operator of Aqaba Container Terminal, the Red Sea gateway to the Levant region, has announced plans to upgrade the supply chain capabilities of its subsidiary, Aqaba Logistics Village (ALV). The expansion is an answer to the growing demand from importers and exporters for more efficie
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) launched its new high security ’Eye in the Sky’ cameras on 1 June. The two new cameras, which comply with international regulations, will cover specific areas at Khalifa Port, Zayed Port, the Free Port, and the New Free Port. The increased surveillance will strengthen
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment and Topaz Energy and Marine have jointly announced the signing of a multi-million US dollar, 10-year combined fixed price and exchange service agreement for liferafts. Under the terms of the contract, VIKING will upgrade all of Topaz’s current liferafts and manage the on
Thuraya Atlas IP is the second maritime-specific product launched by Thuraya in 2014, designed to complement the Thuraya Orion IP broadband terminal by offering a fully-featured voice and data product with additional functionality built in. Randy Roberts, Vice President of Innovation at Thuraya said
SOHAR Port and Freezone have reached a milestone with the arrival of the first 10,000 TEU ship at the newly expanded Oman International Container Terminal (OICT). Under the auspices of His Excellency Dr Ahmed Mohammed Salem Al-Futaisi, Minister for Transport and Communication, SOHAR, thanks to OICT
A technical delegation from the Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), headed by Mohammed Al Bastaki, Director of Maritime Operations, visited Australia for a series of bilateral meetings with government authorities and pioneers in the maritime sector. The delegation met with the General Director of
HMAS Darwin has again intercepted a suspected drug smuggling vessel operating in international waters, seizing 786 kilograms of narcotics with an estimated street value of $30 million. Darwin’s boarding parties boarded the suspicious dhow in the Arabian Sea and spent approximately 23 hours searching
Woodside has advised the participants in the Leviathan Joint Venture that it has elected to terminate the memorandum of understanding agreed by the parties in February 2014. Negotiations between the parties failed to reach a commercially acceptable outcome that would have allowed fully-termed agreem
DNV GL is launching a new Recommended Practice (RP) on LNG Bunkering in the Middle East & South Asia. The launch in Doha is in conjunction with Qatar’s announcement that it is going to establish a strategy of supplying LNG as a marine fuel in Qatar and the other countries forming the Gulf Cooperatio
Emirates International Maritime Academy (EIMA), today announced the signing of a MoU on academic cooperation with World Maritime University (WMU), an educational agency operating under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This landmark event supports the vision for EIMA whi
