Nora Bheag, a near century old Galway ‘Hooker’ boat, has arrived safely into Abu Dhabi after an historic voyage that set out from the city on Ireland’s West Coast more than six weeks ago. Nora Bheag (‘Little Nora’ in English which also means ‘Little Light’ in Arabic) is in the UAE capital as part of
Iran will soon return three rented oil tankers to Oman. The tankers have been deployed within the Iranian fleet for two year and now will be returned following Oman’s request. Two years ago, Oman rented 10 tankers to Iran under an agreement between National Iranian Oil Co. and Oman Shipping Co. SAOC
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) signed an agreement with the Commission of Al Riyadh Memorandum of Understanding on monitoring and inspection of ships through exchange of information on vessels inspected at ports of signatory nations. The Memorandum of Understanding has been sign
HMAS Parramatta has provided essential life saving assistance to an Iranian flagged vessel in distress on Christmas Eve. Parramatta is on patrol in the Gulf of Aden conducting the Australian Operation Slipper rotation 27 under tasking to Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150). On 23 December, HMAS Parra
Tug Fairmount Sherpa has successfully towed jack-up drilling rig Baharia I to her new position in the Zeit Bay oil field in the Gulf of Suez. The Fairmount Sherpa is one of five supertugs owned by Rotterdam based Fairmount Marine. The rig move for Egyptian oil company Zeitco came just after deliveri
Further Iranian naval exercises evoke a considerable concern regarding the potential shipping risk. Upon conducting previous exercises, Iranian Navy conducted boardings and inspections of merchant ships, including those flagged to European nations. Exercises planned to be carried out between Decembe
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, a majority owned subsidiary of state owned company Sinopec Group, sold its first shipping fuel cargo in the Middle East as part of a joint sales agreement signed with BP Plc, Bloomberg reports. A 3,000 metric-ton shipment was provided to the vessel Yangtze Spl
Enrico Levoli, an Italian oil and chemical tanker, was attacked and hijacked by pirates off the coast of the Sultanate on December 27. The Enrico Ievoli, which was carrying 15,750 tonnes of caustic soda from the UAE to the Mediterranean, was attacked by pirates at around 0400GMT at 18.3N – 57.6E, th
Several unknown pirate boats were unsuccessful in their attempt to hijack a Saudi oil tanker as the Iranian destroyer Jamaran intervened. It is most likely that the whole incident took place in the Sea of Oman where Iran is currently conducting massive wargames. Jamaran was part of Iran’s 16th fleet
The Palestinian Authority has planned the construction of an international airport near Jerusalem and a port in the Gaza Strip. The port will be built on the shores of Sheikh Ijleen in the southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian Minister of Transport Sa’di Al-Krunz said that France and the Netherlands had
DP World, UAE Region has been globally recognised by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) as providing outstanding training and development opportunities for DP World’s Finance Department employees. The ACCA Platinum Approved Employer certificate was presented to Mohammed Al Mua
Anticipating that the pirates will not take a break over the holiday period, neither will the EU NAVFOR units patrolling around the Horn of Africa and in the Somali Basin. Whilst back at home in Europe the families of the deployed EU NAVFOR personnel celebrate this very special season of the year, t
Qatargas received the Green Award for three more of its chartered Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) vessels – a significant recognition acknowledging the vessels’ compliance with global environment regulations and safety standards. The Green Award for the vessels, ‘Broog’, ‘Al Zubarah’ and ‘Zekreet’ were
ICS is advising shipping companies to ensure they comply with the Manila amendments to STCW, particularly in relation to seafarers’ rest hours and the more stringent requirements for preventing drug and alcohol abuse that will apply worldwide from January 1st 2012. The International Chamber of Shipp
