Danish warship Absalon captured a pirate vessel; as a result of the operation held off Somalia, 14 hostages were released and 25 suspected pirates were arrested. Absalon was acting under NATO Operation Ocean Shield aimed at protection of civil shipping from pirate attacks. “The operation went as pla
The first batch of the world’s largest ship to shore cranes have set sail from Shanghai, China on their way to Khalifa Port. The super post panamax cranes built by Chinese company ZPMC are due to arrive at the end of January. ADPC announced an AED 193 million contract for six cranes with Shanghai Zh
Her Majesty Queen Beatrix Wilhemina Armgard of the Netherlands accompanied by HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman, DP World, visited yesterday (January 9), the flagship Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, as part of her state visit to the UAE. They discussed the expanding investment and trade relations bindi
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published its latest annual Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table. The Table collates various data available in the public domain. Under the supervision of ICS’s member national shipowners’ associations, the presentation of the Table for 2011
The Middle Eastern country of Yemen is planning to renegotiate its agreement with DP World in the running of Port Aden even though concerns have been raised according to which the Dubai-based port operator has failed to fulfill its obligations. Reportedly, the world’s third largest port operator fai
FSU Sourena will moor for repairs when new FSU Khalij-e Fars enters Bahregan zone by 20 March 2012. Manager of FSU Sourena at Iranian Off-shore Oil Company (IOOC) said that for major repairs Sourena’s activities need to be fully halted therefore a new FSO ordered by IOOC to an asian vessel builder i
Two more giants of the sea moved into Mina Zayed this week highlighting the port’s major role in handling ships of different sizes and backgrounds. The 59,000 ton MSC Lirica, a commercial cruise liner berthed near to the USS New Orleans in the port demonstrating its capacity to accommodate to vessel
Forces assigned to the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, rescued an Iranian fishing vessel from pirates in the northern Arabian Sea, Jan. 5. At approximately 12:30 p.m local time, an SH-60S Seahawk from guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) detected a suspected pirate skiff alongside the I
Dubai Maritime City (DMC), the world class facility for furthering maritime business, has posted revenues worth Dhs25m in 2011 and this is expected to expand further by 15% during 2012. The Business District of the multi-purpose mixed-use facility was opened recently at a Grand Ceremony organised un
In 2011, Pacific Fleet (PF) warships continued securing civilian shipping in the Gulf of Aden which is still considered a piracy-hazardous area. PF task unit consisting of large ASW ship Admiral Vinogradov, tanker Pechenga, and salvage tug SB-522 had finished their anti-piracy mission in the spring
Marine safety concern, BCB International, has warned world leaders to consider the dangers of using armed guards on board vessels, which may have tragic and unintended consequences. The leaders are due to meet next month in Kenya at an anti-piracy conference. Some commentators believed that the use
Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi strongly believes that the U.S. navy presence in the Gulf is unnecessary and harmful stressing that Iran will take all necessary steps to maintain the security of the Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Gulf. Iran’s military already issued a warning on Tuesday reinf
Iran’s Deputy Navy Commander Rear Admiral Mahmoud Mousavi stressed that Iran will not neglect its territorial rights at the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway and has no intention to obstruct maritime shipping in the area. He added that Iran has a particular interest and concern in the area and tha
A record number of LNG tankers have loaded in the Year 2011 in Ras Laffan Port and on 28th December 2011, the RasGas vessel ‘Simaisma’ became the 1000th LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) tanker to arrive in the Port. The RasGas chartered vessel built by the Korean Daewoo shipyard and delivered in 2006 is
