Germany dispatches the second frigate – Köln – to the Gulf of Aden under EU anti-piracy operation Atalanta, reports German Navy’s official website. Köln will leave Wilhelmshaven late in Aug. German frigate Niedersachsen was stationed off Somalia in the port of Djibouti till Aug 4, when she relinquis
An eventual conversion of Muscat’s Port Sultan Qaboos into a tourism and maritime heritage port will boost Sohar Port’s container throughput by… (zawya) [mappress] ource: zawya, August 8, 2011
Qatar Shipping will provide and operate harbour tugs, pilot boats and mooring gangs for Mesaieed Port for 20 years from August 2014, according to a statement. Qatar Shipping, which owns and runs a fleet of vessels operating in sectors including crude oil, petrochemicals and liquefied petroleum gas,
Ocean liners are expected to take delivery of 230 new ships, adding 1.5 million TEUs to the world fleet, raising total global capacity… (Exim) [mappress] Source: Exim, August 2, 2011.
The international shipping industry has taken its first steps to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions… (sustainablebusiness) [mappress] Source: sustainablebusiness, August 2, 2011
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Navy warship fleet has thwarted four attempts by pirates to hijack an Iranian commercial ship in the Red Sea… (presstv) [mappress] Source: presstv, August 2, 2011
Middle East Dredging Company Q.S.C. announced the successful takeover of the Al Jarraf, a new heavy duty suction dredger in Singapore Shipyard on the 20th July 2011. The new vessel will provide MEDCO with a powerful, competitive tool for future projects across the Gulf and beyond. The Al Jarraf vess
Kuwait on Wednesday rejected an Iraqi government request to stop construction of a port on the Gulf until Iraq receives guarantees that… (iraqdirectory) [mappress] Source: iraqdirectory, July 28, 2011;
Incat Crowther announces the launch of Topaz Zenith. Launched by Topaz Shipbuilding, this innovative 27.6m Wave Piercing Catamaran Crew Boat has been designed to support offshore energy installations. Part of the development of the vessel focused on the development of an unusual platform for the app
DP World’s global portfolio of container terminals has continued to build on the excellent start to 2011 with the momentum continuing into the second quarter. Gross volumes for the first six months of the year were 26.2 million TEU or 11% ahead of the prior year. This performance was driven by stron
On the 19th of July, EU NAVFOR French Frigate Courbet completed another safe and successful escort of a World Food Programme (WFP) vessel from Kenya to Somalia, enabling much needed food-aid to reach the country where a famine has been declared. Since December 2008, the European Union’s first navy o
The Somali pirates, who now prowl most of the Indian Ocean have not only interfered with merchant shipping, but with oceanographic research… (strategypage) [mappress] Source: strategypage, July 21, 2011;
The Port Qasim Authority (PQA), which handles more than 38 percent of the sea borne trade of the country, has recently completed some… (thenews) [mappress] Source: thenews, July 20, 2011;
Offshore Ship Designers has been chosen to design a series of six new fuel-efficient seismic support/chase vessels ordered by French offshore major Bourbon to be built at Dubai’s Grandweld Shipyards. The 53 m vessels will have a fuel efficient hybrid propulsion system delivering a flexible economic
