The Arabian subsidiary of publicly listed construction group STRABAG SE, STRABAG Oman LLC, has won the contract to build the new port in Duqm, Oman. The order is worth € 150 million. In addition to the establishment of shipyard access, docks and warehouses, the contract awarded by the Ministry of Tr
In response to still pressing piracy threat off the coast of Somaila, Transas has developed an Anti-Piracy solution that will support maritime schools in performing relevant training. The Transas Anti-Piracy package consists of a mothership, a smaller mothership and four fastboats with different spe
On 14th October 2011, the Green Award Foundation marked the occasion, for the first time in its 18 year history, it has a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier on its list of certified ships. The LNG ship “DUKHAN” is chartered by Qatargas, the world’s largest LNG producing company. In recognition of t
DP World, UAE Region has won the prestigious Container Terminal Operator Award for a third consecutive year at the annual Seatrade Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards on October 17. The leading regional marine terminal operator’s all-round operational excellence, throughput performance, efficie
Iran’s ‘Jamaran’ warship docked Port of Salalah in Oman for the first time, a senior navy commander announced on Monday. (Irna) [mappress] Source: Irna, October 18, 2011
Pacific Fleet (PF) large ASW ship Admiral Panteleyev escorts a convoy consisting of five foreign vessels through the piracy-hazardous Gulf of Aden. “On October 16 at 9.30 pm (Moscow time) PF large ASW ship Admiral Panteleyev started to escort a 5-vessel convoy through the Gulf of Aden“, said officia
Record liquefied-petroleum-gas shipments are eroding a glut of the tankers hauling the fuel used in stoves, cars and lighters, driving… (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, October 18, 2011
Amarcon is widely recognized as a state of the art supplier of decision support, motion monitoring and fuel management software for the shipping and offshore construction. The Dutch based company is currently in the process of expanding her worldwide presence by appointing agents for product represe
In Iraq, Saipem has been awarded by South Oil Company the EPIC contract for the Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project – Phase 2, within the framework of the expansion of the Basra Oil Terminal, off the Al Faw Peninsula in the Arabian Gulf, approximately 550 kilometres south-east of Baghdad. The co
Emirates Shipping Line today announces its participation in the EKIS service with NYK which is due to start on 29th October. Emirates Shipping Line has slots on this premier service from Korea & China to India. The service is to commence on 29th October with the first sailing from Pusan. The port ro
Ship owner Qatar Gas Transport Co (Nakilat) said a decision on whether to convert 45 of its largest tankers to burn natural gas instead… (TradeArabia) [mappress] Source: TradeArabia, October 17, 2011
According to official statistics, organized piracy has become a major threat to regional trade and maritime security, costing the global economy between $7 and $12bn per year. Piracy attacks have also been on the rise this year throughout the region as the use of mother ships facilitated piracy acti
The LNG Carrier Seri Balhaf was loading an Indian-bound LNG cargo this Sunday morning at the Yemen LNG’s Balhaf terminal on the Gulf of Aden 24 hours after the sabotage of the gas pipeline. The expatriate and Yemeni personnel stayed safe and secure on the Block 18 fields where the gas is produced an
ADPC signed a contract agreement with Fujitsu for continuous Support and Implementation of the new modules in Oracle ERP (Enterprise Resource Management) system. The contract was singed at the annual GITEX exhibition in Dubai by Tony Douglas, CEO of ADPC and Rajeev Gupta, President of Fujitsu Consul
