Qatar Petroleum and Shell today announced that the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in the State of Qatar, has sold its first commercial shipment of GTL Gasoil. The sale marks the start of production of GTL products when the State of Qatar and Shell, the operat
A specially-designed 55,000m² ‘Destination Village’ is being built on the Abu Dhabi Corniche breakwater to host the Volvo Ocean Race yachting fleet and its many thousands of fans expected to descend on the UAE capital when the city welcomes the flotilla this New Year. Plans for the ‘Destination Vill
On 7 June 2011 the UMM SALAL, the biggest containership to date belonging to United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), tied up in the Port of Hamburg on her maiden voyage. The giant container ship, with a capacity of 13,100 TEU (20 foot standard containers) was handled at Eurogate Container Terminal Hamb
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) Saudi announce its appointment by the new Ras Al Zawr port in Saudi Arabia LPG/C Al Barrah as the first agent to be issued a licence of operation to load ammonia. Ras Al Zawr is one of the six new cities planned by the Saudi Government as they realize their goal [&hell
The 190 men and women of HMAS Stuart are returning to their home port in Sydney, after a successful six-month deployment to the Middle East conducting maritime operations as part of Operation SLIPPER. HMAS Stuart has handed over her responsibility for maritime operations in the Middle East to Wester
For the fourth year in a row, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference will experience extensive growth. The number of registered exhibitors for Offshore Energy 2011, to be held 11 & 12 October at the Amsterdam RAI, already succeeds expectations. Compared to 40 registered exhibitors in the same perio
For the second time in a week, global marine terminal operator DP World welcomed and simultaneously handled two mega container vessels at its flagship Jebel Ali Port, reinforcing its relentless efforts and capability to continuously meet customers’ demands. The ships, MSC Beatrice and MSC Lauren, sa
Globally, the submarine market consists of 450 submarines operated by 41 countries. Some 154 submarines are to be procured up to 2021, costing a total of $186.3 billion. Most of the 41 nations are upgrading their fleets or adding to them as a result of rapidly changing defence requirements. The Glob
Mourjan Marinas IGY, the developer and manager of luxury marinas and yachting lifestyle destinations, has welcomed the first yacht into Lusail Marina, Doha’s waterfront destination located within the prestigious Lusail City development. Mourjan Marina IGY’s CEO Michael Horrigan and Eng. Essa Mohamme
A vessel with two Ukrainian sailors on board was successfully released from pirate captivity by a French warship. According to Ukrainian foreign ministry, pirates attacked MV Atlas on May 31 in the Arabian Sea. There were 20 sailors on board including two Ukrainians. When pirates boarded the ship, t
Thuraya, the international mobile satellite services operator will be one of the key exhibitors at the Maritime Security and Defense (MSD) Exhibition and Conference to be held in Hamburg later this month. At this event which is focused on upgrading maritime security and defense systems, Thuraya will
IMAREST were awarded the Best Maritime Organisation at the 2011 Marine Biz TV Maritime awards ceremony in Dubai This is in recognition of the UAE Branches activities and strong profile in the region D.Short proudly accepted the award on behalf of the IMAREST. About IMAREST Established in London in 1
Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation and the global technology standard for managing the movement of cargo through terminals, announces that Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has chosen Navis SPARCS N4 to facilitate automated operations at Khalifa Port in Taweelah, Abu Dhabi. Scheduled to go live in Q
On the morning of 26 May, the MV KHALED MUHIEDDINE K which was pirated on 20 January 2011 was released from pirate control after 126 days. The crew of 22 Syrians and 3 Egyptians are all well. EUNAVFOR Somalia – Operation ATALANTA’s main tasks are to escort merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid
