Qatar Petroleum has issued an invitation to tender to a large group of shipowners as it aims to firm up long-term LNG carrier charters to cover its future production increase.
Brazil’s port and maritime logistics operator Wilson Sons revealed investment in an Israeli startup to measure navigational depth in ports.
Saudi Arabia’s national shipping carrier Bahri said that its business unit Bahri Chemicals has concluded a long-term time charter deal with Dubai-headquartered United Arab Chemical Carriers Limited (UACC). As part of the deal, nine UACC IMO2 medium range (MR) chemical tankers will join Bahri Chemica
Qatar Petroleum has signed a multi-party deal with a number of LNG players to develop new medium and large liquefied natural gas carrier designs.
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has released a new guidance on blue finance to help banks, insurers and investors take action on the transition of ocean sectors to a sustainable future.
ADNOC Logistics & Services, the shipping and maritime logistics arm of ADNOC, is expanding its fleet with the acquisition of six VLCCs.
The crew of the South Korean chemical tanker Hankuk Chemi, which was seized by Iranian authorities back in January, are on their way home, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said. The vessel and its crew were detained in the Strait of Hormuz on 4 January 2021 over alleged ‘marine
The Saudi Arabian government and port operator Hutchison Ports have signed an agreement to invest and operate JCPDI Port which comprises multipurpose terminals within the Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries (JCPDI).
Qatar’s Nakilat, the world’s largest LNG shipper, reported its highest profit since inception.
After 11 months without pay for their families, 19 seafarers on board the MV Ula bulk carrier in the port of Shuaiba, Kuwait have gone on a hunger strike, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said. The mixed crew from India, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Bangladesh are demanding immediate
The United States has initiated a process to seize alleged Iranian oil aboard a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned tanker.
Iranian authorities have released the crew of Hankuk Chemi, a South Korean tanker seized due to “environmental pollution” off Oman a month ago.
The majority of the world’s 4,900 ports are not yet using digital technology for even the most basic processes, Innovez One, a Singapore-based provider of smart-tech and AI solutions for the maritime sector, said.
China’s COSCO Shipping Ports (CSPL) has entered into an agreement with the founding shareholders of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Gateway Terminal Limited (RSGT) to acquire a 20 per cent stake in the terminal which is located at Jeddah Islamic Port.
