Grandweld Shipyards has been awarded a contract to design, and build another two 42M aluminum crew boats for Global Marine, after successful delivery of three 41M aluminum crew boats in 2011. The vessels are part of Grandweld’s 41M third generation crew boats boasting an improved design over the pre
The General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP), the custodian of Bahrain’s rich maritime legacy, is gearing up to host the World Maritime Day (WMD) Parallel Event scheduled to take place on 17th and 18th October, 2012. Based on the 2012 theme – “IMO: One hundred years after the Titanic” preparations ar
After Dolphin Geophysical last week announced it would, together with Spectrum, start the the acquisition of a new Multi-Client 3D seismic survey in the Levantine Basin offshore Lebanon, Spectrum has today provided a more detailed insight into the project. Under contract to the Ministry of Energy an
The General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP), the custodian of Bahrain’s rich maritime legacy, is gearing up to host the World Maritime Day (WMD) Parallel Event scheduled to take place on 17th and 18th October, 2012. Based on the 2012 theme – “IMO: One hundred years after the Titanic” preparations ar
Yemen LNG confirmed the sabotage of the 38 inch gas pipeline that links the block 18 to the Balhaf LNG terminal on the Gulf of Aden. The explosion occurred at 01h15 on 21 August 2012 at 171 KM North of Balhaf Liquefaction Plant. It caused no victims, the company said in a statement. The 320km [&hell
DNO International, an oil and gas company headquartered in Norway, has announced that the company has been working vigorously to bring the West Bukha field in Oman’s offshore Block 8 to production. In Block 8 located in the Strait of Hormuz, DNO has addressed a blockage since late March in the 12-in
Sadra Shipbuilding Plant in Busher has launched its second barge for transportation of platform jackets for the offshore South Pars field developments, Pars Oil and Gas company reports. Mahdis II, a 1,500-metric ton (1,654-ton) vessel, is 84 m (275 ft) long, with a breadth of 27 m (88 ft), height of
Abu Dhabi (EAD) has succeeded in protecting approximately 60,000 square metres of mangroves on Al Reem Island after learning of a developer’s attempt to clear the area in order to widen the Island’s northern channel. The incident was discovered by EAD’s inspectors who were making a routine visit to
In preparation for the 1st September operational opening of the Khalifa Port Container Terminal, Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) held a half-day seminar that shared the latest updates and procedures directly impacting trucking companies and clearing agents which will use
Dana Gas PJSC announced its financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2012 with a net profit after tax of AED 387 million, an increase of 79% as compared to AED 216 million in H1 2011. Revenue from the sale of hydrocarbons increased to AED 1,254 million, with gross profit reaching AED 767 [
Tanzania is de-registering 36 Iranian oil carriers which had taken Tanzanian flag so as to avoid sanctions imposed by the U.S. and the EU against Iran amid Teheran’s nuclear program development, Reuters informs. Having been subjected to harsh criticism from the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affair
The latest official figures show that Phase One of ADPC’s flagship Khalifa Port is 1% from completion. The Port, whose high-tech infrastructure and new semi-automated Container Terminal open on September 1st, is 99% complete. Its capacity is 2.5 million TEU containers per year. Khalifa Industrial Zo
Islamabad reiterated its determination to cooperate with Iran in energy sector and pursue Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Moazzam Ahmad Khan said. Speaking at a weekly news briefing, he said ongoing talks between Islamabad and Washington for cooperatio
A Japanese oil tanker, M/V Otowasan, collided with a U.S. Navy ship near the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of Sunday, August 12, 2012, Reuters reports. According to Bahrain-based U.S. 5th Fleet spokesman Lieutenant Greg Raelson the collision was not combat-related and overall damage to the shi
