Sterling Global Operations (SGO) has been chosen to provide surface – supplied divers for unexploded ordnance search and removal and salvage operations for the sunken 82,000-ton VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) Amuriyah, an Iraqi tanker sunk near Bubiyan Island off the coast of Kuwait in Jan. 1991 du
Imtech Marine has expanded its training facilities in the Middle East with a new Training Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The training centre, hosted by Imtech Marine’s company Radio Holland Middle East, has started with a type specific ECDIS Training Course for Navigators and Masters to me
Shipping losses continued their downward trend with 94 losses reported worldwide in 2013, coming in below 100 for only the second time in 12 years, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s (AGCS) second annual Safety and Shipping Review 2014, which analyzes reported shipping losses of
The Maritime Training Center of Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) saw significant growth in 2013. The overall number of course participants rose by 41%, from 192 in 2012 to 271 in 2013. Besides the Channel Familiarisation Course, one of the main programs of the training center, five additional courses
Captain Sami Saeed Farea, the Executive Chairman – Chairman of the Board of Directors has headed to Egypt (Alexandria) to continue discussion with officials of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport on establishing an academy in the Governorate of Aden. The Chairman will als
Combined Maritime Forces responded to a Thai-flagged VLCC’s distress signal when two skiffs began advancing on the vessel in a suspicious manner. On Friday 28 February, at 12:18pm, lookouts on board the Thailand flagged merchant cargo ship, MV Tateyama, saw two small motor-powered skiffs carrying se
The highly influential and largest private international shipping association Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) has chosen Dubai as the venue for its Annual Conference and Awards this year, to be held on the 29 April 2014. More than 400 shipping industry leaders from the region and t
“Chemical materials designated for destruction are slowly being transported for consolidation at the Syrian port of Latakia, and the United States is urging the Syrian government to accelerate this process”, Defense Department spokesman Army Col. Steven Warren told reporters. The U.S. vessel MV Cape
A high profile Kenyan delegation visited Kizad and Khalifa Port last week with a view to benefiting from the learning and experience that ADPC has accumulated in the last 5 years of planning, execution and completion of Abu Dhabi’s mega-project. The delegation was received at Kizad by Engineer Khale
ICS Chairman, Masamichi Morooka, addressed delegates at the World Ocean Summit organised by The Economist magazine in San Francisco, on 25 February, following a key note speech by US Secretary of State, John Kerry, and a video presentation by HRH Prince Charles (of the United Kingdom). In response t
On Friday, 21 February 2014, NATO warship HNLMS EVERTSEN rescued 8 Yemeni seamen who were found in the water in the Gulf of Aden. Earlier that morning, an automated distress call was received by the UK Coast Guards in Falmouth, United Kingdom, indicating that a ship was in distress off the north-eas
MPA Academy, the training arm of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) jointly organised its inaugural lecture on the maritime industry titled “Global Trends in Shipping and Impact on Port Cities” on Wednesday, 19 February. Prominent maritime eco
Fendercare Marine Middle East recently hosted an official event to celebrate the opening of their new regional Head Office in Sharjah, UAE. The event was hosted at The Address, Dubai Mall before the invited guests – including customers, local dignitaries and staff from the Fendercare Marine global l
Port of Salalah has been announced as the first port in the world to have succeeded in meeting requirements set by the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) consulting body and officially kickoff a four-year journey towards a completely efficient, zero-breakdown port. In a celebration kickoff attended
