The European Community Shipowners Associations (ECSA), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the World Shipping Council (WSC) have replied today to a public consultation launched by the Commission on its proposal to extend the period of application of the so-called liner consortia block ex
It’s not every day that passengers on board a civilian cruise liner would get so close to a warship on operations that they could wave to each other, but this is just what happened last week when the German cruise liner, AIDA diva, with over 2,000 passengers on board, met German frigate FGS Hessen a
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose to their highest level for almost six years in the three-month period to February 2014, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. Freight rates look set to improve or m
Golar LNG Partners LP has completed acquisition of the company that owns and operates the FSRU Golar Igloo from Golar LNG Limited for a purchase price of approximately $310.0 million. The partnership financed the purchase price by the assumption of outstanding debt obligations in respect of the Gola
For most of us, the image that springs to mind when we picture an officer on an offshore pipelay or support vessel is not that of a 20-something woman. Well, the marine industry has traditionally been rather a male bastion, but there are many female officers too – and the numbers are getting larger
ABB Turbocharging, a global leader in the manufacture and maintenance of turbochargers for two- and four-stroke engines, will now have a dedicated Service Point in the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) in Bahrain. This new cooperative agreement was marked formally by signing at a cere
Captain Sami Saeed Farea, Port of Aden’s Chairman, has met with Mr. Wu Jinping, Director General of the Chinese International Shipping Line ‘COSCO’ – West Asia – regional offices. Representatives of the two companies discussed the activity of the shipping line and possibility to transfer containers
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) the developer of ports and industrial zones in the emirate of Abu Dhabi welcomed Sheikh Theyab bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and escorted him around Khalifa Port and Kizad industrial zone, on Wednesday 12 March. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, accom
Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) recently received an official delegation from the Republic of Malta. The trade delegation, which composed of representatives from the Malta Freeport Corporation, received a briefing on Dubai’s maritime strategy and the key business opportunities present in the em
A delegation from Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), the government authority charged with regulating, coordinating and supervising all aspects of the maritime sector in Dubai, took part in the 30th annual ‘Cruise Shipping Miami’ conference in Miami, Florida. The delegates briefed the attendees o
A cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Transport of Yemen and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport was signed in Alexandria. The agreement, signed by the Minister of Transport, Dr. Waed Badeeb and the Head of the Academy, Dr. Ismail Abdul Ghafar Ismail provides fo
Consortium Antwerp Port (CAP) has successfully closed a 28-year concession agreement to operate, develop and manage the Port of Duqm and its industrial land. The agreement was signed between CAP, a joint venture between Rent A Port (RAP) and Port of Antwerp International (PAI), and the Sultanate of
Yemen Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation (YGAPC) and the Ports Institute of the Arab Academy for Science and Technology have signed an agreement on cooperation, training and partnership at the end of the Logistics and Transport Conference held in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The agreement aims at prov
McDermott International, Inc. said that its Dive Support Vessel Thebaud Sea (“DSV”) was recently mobilized for an Emergency Pipeline Repair intervention offshore the United Arab Emirates. This is the third time in recent months that the DSV has been fast-tracked to carry out an emergency response. T
