Port of Sohar will participate at Oman’s premier environmental friendly exhibition-Gulf Eco Expo 2013 as Silver Sponsor as an affirmation of their support for the aspirations of the government in spreading awareness necessary in the use of the best technologies to preserve the environment. Port of S
Drydocks World and Maritime World, the leading maritime service providers in the region, played host to an international team of fifteen journalists representing key international publications and publishing houses such as Upstream, Hansa, Seatrade, Marine Technology, Maritime Reporter, HIS Petrodat
International classification society RINA Group has been chosen as the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) partner to support the development of Tasneef, a new classification society for the United Arab Emirates. Emirates Classification – Tasneef has been established in Abu
Over the next six months, Mugharrag Port in the Western Region is being re-developed. Tony Douglas, CEO, ADPC, has signed a formal agreement with the winning bidder’s Area Manager, Haris Giatsos, from Athena Emirates. The work will deliver improved gate and entrance security and will provide better
GAC Maritime Security has added the award winning P-trap anti-boarding device to its range of non- lethal vessel protection solutions. A winner at the 5th Safety at Sea International Awards and a finalist in the Seatrade Awards and Lloyd’s List Awards in 2011, P-trap is an engine blocking system tha
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has launched this year’s World Maritime Day theme, “Sustainable development: IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20”, calling on Governments and the shipping industry to join together and provide a positive contribution towards formulating sustainable maritime developme
12 months on from the Costa Concordia incident, a new Allianz report identifies that 106 ship losses were reported worldwide in the 12 months to November 25 2012 – up from 91 ships the previous year but a 27 percent decrease on the ten year average of 146 ships per annum. Despite this long term [&he
DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port, the largest man-made port in the world, today (Monday 07 January) celebrates the maiden visit of the world’s largest containership, CMA CGM Marco Polo, owned by the CMA CGM Group. This milestone reinforces Dubai’s and the port’s role as a regional gateway for the
Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT) became the first terminal operator in the Middle East to handle the world’s largest containership, CMA CGM Marco Polo, owned by the CMA CGM Group. With a length of four standard football pitches (396 metres), 54 metres beam and requiring a draft of 16m, Khorfakkan
The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) announced Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) as the main sponsor for the Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX) 2013. The sponsorship will help reinforce a re-vamped maritime security zone designed to address emerging trends in the region’s naval defence mar
Dredge Yard has delivered ball joint 1000 and 900 to MEDCO in Qatar. The ball joints for the pipes size of 1000 mm are suitable for 30 bar working pressure while the ball joints for the pipes size of 900 mm are suitable for 20 bar working pressure. All the ball joints have been designed […]
Industry leaders AkzoNobel, the largest global paint and coatings company and producer of specialty chemicals, and U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation – a major Taiwanese marine transporter of cement dry commodities and raw materials with 44 ships – have both joined an ambitious global coalition of
Today BIMCO publishes its Reflections 2013, a concise, condensed and thought-provoking analysis of the challenges facing the shipping industry, today and during the coming year. Shipping is a key facilitator of world trade, and the performance of this essential sector is completely interdependent wi
At 0535Z 27 Dec 2012, a merchant vessel near the Strait of Hormuz (2617N; 05643E) reported an approach by two skiffs. First skiff approached to within 500 metres; possible weapons sighted. Vessel’s armed security team fired flares and skiff moved away. Second skiff then approached to within 200m. Se
