Miclyn Express Offshore (“MIO”) announces that two Offshore Support Vessels (“OSVs”), the Miclyn Grace and Miclyn Grand, have been awarded five year contracts to act as Multipurpose Vessels for Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia. The vessels are currently serving out their existing charter contracts in Th
The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization has elected the following States to be Members of its Council for the 2012-2013 biennium: Category (a) 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services: China, Greece, Italy, Japan, Norway, Panama, Republic of Ko
DP World, UAE Region announced the start of construction work on a modern facility for the exclusive use of the fishing industry at Al Hamriya Port as part of a recently launched plan to upgrade the port’s facilities. The project details were unveiled by HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman, DP Wor
Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit headed by large ASW ship Admiral Panteleyev started escorting the fifth convoy through the Gulf of Aden. The convoy consists of four commercial vessels under different flags including a Russian one with 18 Russian sailors on board, told Eastern Military District Informat
The globalization of maritime businesses allows shipping companies to source from the most cost-efficient suppliers. This has led to the reduction of international transport costs, which directly benefits global merchandise trade, according to the latest UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport . Maritim
Global engineering group, Cavotec, has won a contract to electrify eight rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes at DP World’s Jebel Ali port in Dubai; a move that will realise significant reductions in energy costs and emissions. “Through this project, Cavotec maintains its position as the leading innovat
The Kingdom of Bahrain reaffirmed its commitment to implementing the highest global standards for its maritime industry at a key meeting in London yesterday. Shaikh Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa, Undersecretary for Port Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Chairman of the General Organisation of Sea Ports
Nakilat, Qatar’s premier liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping company has been honored by the maritime industry’s leading daily newspaper Lloyd’s List, receiving its most coveted annual award for shipping and port facilities in the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent. The presentation ceremony took
DP World, UAE Region has been honored with the prestigious Lloyd’s List Training Award for 2011 for its outstanding commitment to training its employees and representing a positive contribution towards enhancing training requirements across the maritime industry as a whole. Mohammed Al Muallem, Seni
Clarion Events announced the launch of its inaugural Maritime Security and Surveillance conference, which will address a variety of issues focusing on developing strategies to maximise coastal security, combatting piracy and other crimes at sea, enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) and improvin
The supply of oil tankers competing to load 2 million-barrel cargoes of crude from ports in the Persian Gulf expanded, said Marex Spectron… By Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, November 18, 2011
On 15 November 2011, BW Danube evaded a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden. No injuries to the BW crew or damage to the environment have been reported. A skiff carrying eight pirates and equipped with a boarding ladder was seen approaching the BW operated vessel at approximately 0418 GMT. A team of s
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – which represents all sectors and trades of the global shipping industry and over 80% of the world merchant fleet – has produced a briefing document for government climate change negotiators, in advance of the next United Nations Climate Change Conference
The “horrors” of piracy have dominated the first year of Meridian Marine Management Managing Director Alastair Evitt’s first year in his role as President of InterManager, the international trade association for the shipmanagement industry. Summing up his first year representing the world’s third-pa
