Survey ship HMS Echo has discovered an underwater mountain the size of the Rock of Gibraltar as she sailed through poorly-mapped waters in the Red Sea. The ship came across the huge feature while searching for volcanoes on the seabed – and also located a WW2 wreck off the Libyan coast as her 19-mont
The Board of the General Organisation of Seaports (GOP) approved a reduction on the tariffs levied on cruise ships at the 29th Board meeting, held on Tuesday 10th July 2012.. The decision is part of a series of suggested initiatives aimed at boosting cruise ship traffic to Bahrain. This decision was
Trelleborg Marine Systems, part of Trelleborg Engineered Systems, has been awarded the contract to supply the largest marine fender solution project in history for the state-of-the-art New Port Project (NPP) in Qatar. After five years spent working closely with the construction company, Trelleborg h
On the afternoon of July 4, in the rough seas of the Gulf of Aden, EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Italian Frigate Scirocco rescued a Comoros flagged supply vessel which had been adrift and in total black out for more than 13 hours. The entire operation lasted in excess of 24 hours and was […]
The General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP), in its role as regulator of Bahrain’s maritime affairs and custodian of the state-of-the-art Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP), arranged and hosted a meeting to formulate a collective strategy aimed at enhancing Bahrain’s position as an international cruise
By means of regulation no. 267/2012 of 23 March 2012, EU has, inter alia, introduced a prohibition against carrying Iranian oil – and insurance hereof. The Council of the European Union has adopted regulation no. 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 on restrictive measures against Iran and repealing regulation
With a clearance of just a few centimeters, Blue Water Shipping is the first company in history to transport cargo with a width of 17.35 m on the Volga-Don river system. One of the items shipped on the barge weighed in at 1,050 mt. The record-breaking transport was part of a shipment of 4 river [&he
Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) announced on July 3 that it is launching the first ever Dubai Maritime Week, to be held in November this year. In collaboration with several strategic partners from Dubai Government, DMCA will organize a number of maritime industry-related activities and events,
Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has published guidance for designers and builders of Wind Farm Service Ships. Maxime Pachot, offshore service vessel manager at Bureau Veritas, says, “Although some of the existing Offshore Service Vessel fleet can perform the tasks necessa
After a two day hunt in the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea, NATO’s flagship HNLMS Evertsen boarded a pirated dhow on June 29 and released seven hijacked Indian and Bangladeshi crew members. The Omani flagged dhow Nebarkad had been hijacked on 20th June off the coast of Oman, and was used by the pirate
Istithmar World, DP World and the QE2 management today announced the iconic QE2 is to have a permanent home at the heart of Port Rashid, the hub of cruising in the Middle East. The vessel will be moored next to the original cruise terminal at Port Rashid and converted into a 300 room luxury hotel, [
From the 18th to 21st June 2012, EU Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) frigates Guépratte and Reina Sofia collaborated with USS Taylor, engaged in TF 508 (NATO) to escort World Food Programme chartered ship MV Tupi Maiden 3. The escort of WFP ship started in Salalah (Oman) and was performed by EUNAVFOR French f
Oman Container Lines Inc. (OCL) announced the most recent addition to their growing network of independent container feeder connections. The India Express (IEX) common feeder service will create a unique, direct link between Nhava Sheva, India and Salalah. Starting in July, the fixed-day weekly serv
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) and Saudi Aramco signed yesterday (June 27th , 2012) a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to pursue the merger of the fleets and operations of Bahri and Vela International Marine Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco. The pro
