Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) AMB took home the Seatrade Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Award for Ships Agency services for the third year in a row at an awards ceremony on Monday evening (26 November) in Dubai. Nikolai Norman, Sales Director AMB, who received the award on behalf of WSS, said: “
GAC Maritime Security has entered into a strategic partnership with Mobile Defense Systems LLC to provide PirateFence anti-grapple razor wire to protect vessels from attacks by sea criminals. This marks the latest addition to GAC Maritime Security’s expanding portfolio of protective solutions for ve
International and regional shipping operators, ports, financiers and other maritime professionals will gather in Dubai for the sixth biennial edition of Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM). Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of th
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is representing global shipowners at the United Nations (UNFCCC) Climate Change Conference in Doha (COP 18). At an event in Doha (27 November) hosted by the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO), ICS will report on the further progress being made by
SES and Astrium Services announced today they have signed capacity deals to deliver connectivity to vessels around Latin America as well as in the North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Astrium Services will renew capacity on the SES-4 satellite to provide its customers with managed
The China Classification Society (CCS) has become the last classification provider, among the members of International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), which has ceased to provide its services to Iranian vessels due to sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States over
A recent World Bank report ranked Kuwait in 36th place out of 155 countries in terms of the movement of goods and services through its ports, but traffic congestion at existing locations has prompted significant investment into new facilities in order to capitalise on commercial potential and secure
Drydocks World, one of the leading maritime service providers had extensive discussions with top management personnel of Samos Steamship, a well-established ship managing company based in Greece with a tradition in sea transportation since 1875. A high-level team led by Nicholas G. Inglessis Preside
Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has announced today at a press conference, the official launch of the inaugural Dubai Maritime Week that will run from November 25 to 30, 2012 in Dubai, gathering high-profile government officials, industry professionals, experts, operators and ship owners in the
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (“Bahri”) announces that it has received, in November 2012, an award from Euromoney for the best managed company in the Middle East in the transport and shipping sector in 2012. Bahri was ranked first before all transport and shipping companies in the Mi
Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), the government entity in-charge of regulating and supervising all aspects of the maritime sector in Dubai, has announced its participation at the Seatrade Middle East Maritime Exhibition, which will take place from November 27 to 29, 2012 at the Dubai Internatio
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) will showcase its portfolio of world-class ports and ancillary shipping services during its participation at the sixth Seatrade Middle East Maritime, scheduled to run from 27-29 November at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Exhibiting at stand H
Veripos, world leaders for provision of high-precision GNSS positioning solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry, has been awarded a two-year extension to its present contract with seismic survey specialists SeaBird Exploration FZ-LLC of Dubai, a division of the Norwegian SeaBird Exploration G
Qatar Shell signed a third agreement with Gulf Drilling International (GDI) to provide drilling rig services for Shell to explore offshore wells in Qatar’s North Field. The new contract covers drilling activities in the Pre-Khuff interval of Block D area, using its jack-up drilling rig AL-KHOR. The
