Anticipating that the pirates will not take a break over the holiday period, neither will the EU NAVFOR units patrolling around the Horn of Africa and in the Somali Basin. Whilst back at home in Europe the families of the deployed EU NAVFOR personnel celebrate this very special season of the year, t
Qatargas has become the first company in Qatar to secure accreditation from the UK-based Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IchemE) for successfully implementing a development programme for Qatari engineers and graduates. The new accreditation,
ICS is advising shipping companies to ensure they comply with the Manila amendments to STCW, particularly in relation to seafarers’ rest hours and the more stringent requirements for preventing drug and alcohol abuse that will apply worldwide from January 1st 2012. The International Chamber of Shipp
Guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91), assigned to Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, disrupted a group of suspected pirates close to the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC), south of Yemen, Dec. 19. The Merchant Shipping Industry Best Management Practices, Version 4 (BMPv4) enc
After more than 10 months of being confined, an Italian oil tanker was released by Somali pirates. The 105,000-ton tanker, Savina Caylyn, owned by Naples shipping company Fratelli D’Amato, was hijacked on February 8 after five pirates aboard a skiff opened fire on it with rocket launchers and submac
Reportlinker announced that the new market research report is available. The skyrocketing oil price during 2007-2008 sparked globally investment fever in marine engineering industry. However, from 2009 onwards, seeing globally economic recession and sluggish demand, many small and medium-sized marin
SOCAR delegation participated in the 20th World Petroleum Congress and Exhibition in Doha, the world’s largest and most reputable oil and gas industry event. SOCAR set up a special stand at the exhibition. Visitors familiarized themselves with exhibits reflecting SOCAR`s achievements. SOCAR delegati
Qatargas has made a donation to Qatar Charity in support of the famine victims in Somalia, which included funds raised at the 13th Golf Open, apart from an additional Qatargas contribution. A cheque to this effect was handed over by Mansour Rashid Al Naimi, Public Relations Manager, Qatargas, to Gha
A glorious welcome ceremony to mark the maiden calls of Costa Favalosa and Aida Blu cruise ships to Dubai was organized by the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) at the Dubai Cruise Terminal. Costa Favalosa is a new ship of Costa Crociere of Italy, inaugurated on July 2, 2011 in Tri
There is no clogging up of NATO cargo at Karachi Port and no hurdle in port activities, said Muhammad Aslam Hayat while talking to reporters… By Hina Mahgul Rind (thenews) [mappress] Source: thenews, December 20, 2011; Image: kpt.gov
Noble Energy, Inc. today announced results from its Leviathan appraisal well in the Amit license offshore Israel. The successful Leviathan #3 well, located more than three miles east of the original Leviathan discovery, encountered approximately 290 net feet of natural gas pay in multiple intervals.
An Egyptian pipeline which transports gas to Israel and Jordan, was attacked for the 10th time in 2011. The blast struck south of the town of El-Arish in the north of the Sinai peninsula. The gas pipeline was damaged, but no flames were seen as the gas flow has been stopped since the last attack [&h
DP World, UAE Region has achieved a new vessel productivity benchmark when its state-of-the-art cranes hit a record of 259 berth moves per hour while servicing the container liner MSC Madeleine at its flagship Jebel Ali Port in Dubai recently. Concerted team effort and the port’s signature operation
Iran’s natural gas exports to Turkey has hit 7 billion cubic meters during the current Iranian calendar year, managing director of dispatching department for the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Hassan Montazer Torbati announced. According to the report of the public relations of the NIGC, he sa
