Under the auspices of HE Sheik Hamad bin Salim Al Aghbari, Wali of Liwa, a handover ceremony of the artificial reef project in the Wilayat of Liwa was held on Sunday the 24th of June 2012 at the Sohar Industrial Port Company SAOC offices, Sohar. Mr. Andre Toet, Group CEO of Port of Sohar handed [&he
As part of its continued focus on efficiency and commitment to customers, DP World Aden this month received and operated an additional two gantry cranes, bringing up to seven the number of cranes at the Aden Container Terminal (ACT). The two new Liebherrs Super Post Panamax quay cranes with a capaci
Construction the third section of sixth Iran’s gas trunk line (IGAT-6) which is aimed to export natural gas to Europe has progressed by 48 percent, managing director of Iranian Gas Engineering and Development Company (IGEDC), Alireza Gharibi said. He went on to say that, the 620-kilometer-long dista
MOL-operated LNG tanker LNG Aries has been attacked by pirates on Wednesday off the coast of Oman, Reuters informs citing International Maritime Bureau’s anti-crime arm. Namely, a small dhow manned by 5-6 persons crew, armed with guns and rocket propelled grenades approached the tanker and opened fi
The KDRA invites experienced contractors to submit bids for the Kishon River Sediment Dredging & Remediation Tender. The tender calls for dredging and on-site remediation of contaminated sediment from the lower Kishon River, Israel. Bidders must have proven experience in executing similar multifacet
Qatar Shipping SPC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Milaha, has secured a ten year US $110 million ship financing facility with QNB Group . Proceeds from the facility will be utilized by Qatar Shipping to fund the ongoing construction of 19 harbor assistance vessels. The vessels will be deployed in Mes
During a port visit by EU Naval Force Flag Ship FS MARNE in Salalah (Oman), the EUNAVFOR Force Commander Rear Admiral Dupuis flew to Muscat on June 12 and 13 to meet Omani maritime authorities. After an initial meeting on June 11 in Salalah with the local commander of the Royal Navy of Oman, EUNAVFO
From 1 to June 14, 2012, EUNAVFOR frigate Guépratte has concentrated its patrols in the area south of the Strait of Bab el Mandeb and the western Gulf of Aden, areas prone to pirate attacks. The beginning of June usually marks the arrival of the monsoon in the Indian Ocean. It is characterized by su
Navingo has said that online visitors can register for a free visit to Offshore Energy 2012 Exhibition. The fifth edition of this two-day, international offshore and energy event on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 October 2012, takes place in the Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands. The 5th edition of Offsho
Nakilat, Qatar’s premier gas transporter, has assumed full responsibility for the management and operations of its four VLGCs (Very Large Gas Carriers), expanding Nakilat’s critical role in Qatar’s maritime sector by adding in-house ship management and operations to the spectrum of marine services o
As part of its ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, RasGas recently hosted a luncheon for 12 American teachers who are in Qatar for the 4th annual Teachers Educating Across Cultures in Harmony (TEACH) Fellowship programme. TEACH is a cultural exchange tour of Middle East organise
RasGas, a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil, presented Tenaris with the “15 Years of Quality and Safety” award on June 13, in a ceremony held at Tenaris’s mill in Campana, Argentina. Tenaris was chosen out of more than 300 RasGas business partners. The Qatari company is a main pla
Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman & Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum ( QP ), was a keynote speaker at the 5th OPEC International Seminar, which formally opened yesterday at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. QP is one of the sponsors of the two-day
Adira Energy Ltd. has announced that the Ministry of Energy and Water of the State of Israel has granted an extension of the dates for the execution of a drilling contract and the spudding of the first well on the Gabriella and Yitzhak offshore licenses. The date for the submission of the Environmen
