
Logistic facilitator Abu Dhabi Ports (AD Ports) has signed four strategic agreements and a Head of Terms Agreement (HoT) with Jordan’s Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) for the development of a new cruise terminal in Aqaba.

United Arab Emirates-based oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is studying options for LNG bunkering operations to serve its new LNG-fueled vessels.

Logistics provider DP World and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed the collaboration agreement for the development of the deep-sea port at Banana.

Oman Oil Marketing Company has launched a new bunker terminal that will offer three grades of marine fuel at the Port of Duqm.

Ahead of the upcoming World Trade Organisation (WTO) meetings, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has called for maritime transport to be prioritised in multilateral trade negotiations.

Despite encouraging steps taken to decarbonize the international shipping sector at COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, governments failed to translate words into actions during climate talks at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last week.

Abu Dhabi Ports (AD Ports) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund Türkiye Varlık Fonu (TVF) to collaborate on major investment projects within Turkey.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) failed to revise the current greenhouse gas (GHG) target for 2050 to speed up the decarbonization of the shipping sector.

Qatar-based Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) shipyard has completed drydocking and repairs for floating storage and regasification unit FSRU Exquisite.

Logistics provider Asyad Group has issued a request for expression of interest (REOI) to local and international private firms looking to enter joint engagements and cooperate to develop the infrastructure and operations of Suwaiq Port in Al Batinah North, Oman.

This week, 174 governments will meet at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London to discuss the pressing carbon emission reduction challenges in the shipping industry.

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has signed an agreement with Cruise Saudi and Globe Group to build one new cruise terminal at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, as well as develop four berths at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam and Yanbu Commercial Port.

As the dust is settling in the aftermath of COP26, new developments in the offshore energy sector are laying the grounds for the net-zero future.

The March 2021 grounding of the 20,150 TEU containership Ever Given and the consequent blockage of the Suez Canal had far-reaching implications for the shipping industry.