On March 30th in the early morning just off the island of Masirah (Oman), the cargo bulk carrier ‘Atlantic Confidence’, Liberian flag, reported to have a fire in the engine room and requested assistance. Upon receiving the message, Admiral Antonio Natale, Commander of the NATO Task Force engaged in
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group company which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers signed a joint venture with the National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC) to launch a training centre and training courses in the UAE. The National Hyperbaric Centr
At the session of the Sub-Committee on Stability, Load Lines and Fishing Vessels’ Safety held in February this year, focus was on international safety regulations. At the meeting, agreement was reached about the counting of fishing vessels and, thus, the adoption of the international safety regulati
Qatargas has delivered its first ever cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Singapore. The cargo was delivered on board the Q-Max LNG carrier “UMM SLAL” to Singapore LNG Corporation Pte Ltd’s (SLNG) first LNG receiving terminal at Jurong Island. Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatargas Chief Executiv
The high amount of plastic that floats freely in the oceans forming gyres, which endanger sea life, affects food chain and causes over a billion US dollar worth vessel damages per year. Take a look at the inspiring speech of a first year aerospace engineering student at the Delft University of Techn
A year after taking delivery of its last Bourbon Liberty 200 vessel and 1st Bourbon Liberty 300 vessel, BOURBON has extended its range of services with the Bourbon Liberty 151, the very first vessel in a series of 15 next generation PSVs. 111 Bourbon Liberty vessels by the end of 2014, 85 already op
The international KPI Project, started by InterManager but now an industry-led initiative, is going from strength to strength. So far, 120 companies have registered with the Project, now managed by the independent KPI Association, and KPI data is being uploaded from more than 1,600 vessels into the
INTTRA, a multi-carrier network for ocean shipping, has entered into a multi-year agreement with United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) to further extend the service benefits of INTTRA’s standardized e-commerce network to UASC customers. The new agreement will also support UASC in achieving its aggress
Drydocks World and Maritime World, the leading entity involved in providing a wide range of services to the maritime, oil and gas industries, today announced the grand launch of Dubai Maritime Green Initiative, a strategic movement to encourage all-round environmental excellence in maritime and alli
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry recovered to their highest level for two years in the three months ended February 2013, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. There was improved expectation of freight r
Nakilat, Qatar’s premier gas transporter, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaboration in areas of mutual interest with the state energy company of Algeria and Africa’s largest oil and gas company, Sonatrach. The MoU was signed last night in the presence of HE Sheikh Hamad bin Ja
A decline in demand for Capesize vessels has been countered by an improvement in demand for Panamax vessels, according to the latest Dry Bulk Insight, published by Drewry Maritime Research. This left the Drewry Hire Index unchanged from January’s level. Panamax was the sole segment to record an impr
The market continues to struggle and Drewry’s latest Tanker Insight report saw the Drewry Tanker Earnings Index suffer a further decline in February. Weak demand hammered freight rates on major routes, especially for the larger vessel segments. The impact of weak rates was amplified by high bunker p
Captains Mohammed Ojaili and Ali Barham are the first two local pilots in Salalah to receive an open tonnage pilot license, with another local talent, Captain Omar Al Khatiri, just one step away from open tonnage certification, allowing these talents to be handling the largest ships in the world tha
