Bahrain’s General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP), chaired a meeting at the GOP’s offices, to discuss the proposed passage plan of the vessel ‘STOLT VALOR’ to Bahrain, a Liberian chemical tanker that caught fire in the early hours of 15th March, 2012. The main item under discussion was the option of
With a core objective of further growing the UAE’s logistics sector, Supply Chain and Logistics Group (SCLG) gathered industry experts from over 15 countries to the ‘5th Global Logistics and Supply Chain summit’ in Dubai last week. SCLG, a not for profit business group working under patronage of Dub
Qatar plans to complete construction of a new $ 7.4 bn (QR 27 bn) port by the first quarter of 2016, the project’s executive director said. “About QR8bn of contracts for dredging and other work have already been awarded,” Nabeel Mohamed al-Buenain stated. “This capital project should be completed be
Last Saturday, 19 May, USS TAYLOR detected a drifting dhow with no propulsion while patrolling off the Horn of Africa in support of NATO’s counter piracy Operation Ocean Shield. The dhow named NAHDA was found by USS TAYLOR right at the entrance of the Gulf of Aden. After sending a team onboard NAHDA
Port of Salalah’s general cargo terminal and liquid jetty project has been initiated by the Ministry of Transport and Communications at a preliminary meeting held recently with key stakeholders from the ministry, port and winning contractor. The project will increase cargo handling capacity to 20 mi
Oman Shipping Company S.A.O.C. (OSC) announced the addition of the LPG Carrier “GAS ELIXIR” to its fleet. Built in 2011, the 5,000 CBM capacity vessel, with a 100m Length overall, 17.6m beam and draft of 8m, will be on time charter to Oman Trading International (OTI), taking Omani LPG to regional ma
Mina Musaffah in Abu Dhabi has been celebrating the successful offloading of the largest ship to berth there to date. The MV Svenja from the SAL shipping line, arrived with loads weighing just over 12,000 tonnes. She offloaded her heaviest piece of cargo – weighing nearly 570 tonnes. The ship sits 8
At its Annual General Meeting in Port Douglas, Queensland, today (25 May), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) elected a new Chairman, Mr Masamichi Morooka (Japan). ICS is the principal international trade association for shipowners, with a membership comprising national shipowners’ associat
The UAE’s second anti-piracy conference to be held in Dubai on 27 -28 June has generated overwhelming interest globally and regionally with scores of high-ranking government ministers, industry leaders, security experts, the United Nations, the International Maritime Organisation, and other stakehol
According to Reuters, the Maersk Texas, a U.S.-flagged cargo ship was attacked by Pirates in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday. The onboard guards managed to fend off the attack, Maersk Line Ltd, a unit of Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk, said. A 19,592 deadweight tonnes (dwt) vessel wh
Evergreen Line will launch a new South India – Persian Gulf Express Service(SGE) in June. In addition to the regional transportation service covered by the port rotation, the new string will provide an efficient link to Evergreen Line’s global service network via the transhipment hub in Colombo. Two
APL Co. Pte Ltd and Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd (PIL) yesterday announced the launch of a new joint service linking the Far East and Red Sea. In a joint statement made by both carriers, APL and PIL said the Red Sea is an important market for exporters in Central and Southern China. By prov
A ceremony has been held at Khalifa Port to mark one hundred days to go before the official launch of the high-technology Port and Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), destined to grow into one of the largest industrial projects in the world. ADPC CEO Tony Douglas addressed more than two hundr
Bahrain’s General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP) recently sponsored the ‘Innovation in Ship Operations’ Award at this year’s Seatrade Awards in line with its efforts to promote excellence and innovation in the shipping and maritime industry. This prestigious award category recognises the most innov
