The Queen Mary 2 – the world’s largest ocean liner and the luxury flagship of the Cunard Line – made its maiden call to Abu Dhabi today at the Mina (Port) Zayed cruise terminal, signalling the UAE capital’s increasing international status as a cruise liner destination. On its first visit to Abu Dhab
Tugs Fairmount Summit and Fairmount Alpine have delivered the new build Noble Tamar jacket at location in the Tamar gas field in the Eastern Mediterranean. Both tugs towed the barge on which the jacket was loaded from the US to the field South-East of Cyprus. The 18,500 ton jacket was build in the U
Leading independent offshore survey company UTEC has consolidated its presence in the Middle East and has completed another significant contract for a major international pipelay contractor. This is the second year in succession that UTEC has provided support to the contractor in the region. The UAE
Abu Dhabi is preparing to welcome the Queen Mary 2, the world’s most expensive ocean liner to its passenger terminal at Mina Zayed on 28 January. The United Kingdom’s Ambassador to the UAE Dominic Jermey CVO, OBE will be joined by 2,620 passengers when they will disembark from the AED3.22 billion Cu
Piracy on the world’s seas has seen a major decrease over the last five years, with 297 ships attacked in 2012, compared with 439 in 2011, as revealed in the latest International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report on January 16. This has been made possible by naval and armed guard protection, but the se
The world’s most expensive ocean liner, Queen Mary 2, is set to make its maiden call in the capital on 29th January. The AED3.22 billion luxury ship, built by cruise company Cunard, will dock in Mina Zayed before sailing with its 2,620 passengers for Kochi, India. Queen Mary 2’s stop in Abu Dhabi is
GAC Bunker Fuels Ltd, part of global shipping, marine and logistics services provider GAC, has become one of an elite group of global bunkering companies to be awarded the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2008 Management System Standard certification. The ISO 9001:2008 certificate awarded by Det
Tanker owners enjoyed a strong rise in earnings last month despite a downturn in activity. The Drewry Tanker Earnings Index, published monthly in the Tanker Insight report, recovered in the last month of 2012 to finish above the two-year average. However, vessel earnings are still far from comfortab
The dredging process for a new side channel leading directly to East Port Said commenced at January 15. The new channel will allow ships coming from the Mediterranean to enter the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT), without hindering the Suez Canal convoys. Ships calling at the SCCT have taken adv
Drewry Maritime Research’s latest Dry Bulk Insight report published in January highlights the changing fortunes of the market. December saw a large drop in the Drewry Hire Index. The dip occurred mainly due to a massive decline in Capesize segment freight rates. A lack of cargo and an oversupply of
Naval and armed guard protection is working, but the seas off East and West Africa remain dangerous, warns IMB. Piracy on the world’s seas has reached a five-year low, with 297 ships attacked in 2012, compared with 439 in 2011, the latest International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report revealed on Janu
In 2012, the International Labor Organization, the United Nations group dedicated to advocating for laborers around the world, announced that the Maritime Labor Convention will go into effect in August 2013 after Russia and the Philippines ratified it. Ratification of the convention required signing
The International Maritime Organization, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF), the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO), the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO), the Internat
The G6 Alliance announced today that it will maintain the current 5-loop product structure for its Asia-North Europe service in 2013. “We anticipate the current supply and demand balance will continue and we will not be reinstating the Loop 3 Asia-Europe service,” members of the Alliance said in a j
