A specially-designed 55,000m² ‘Destination Village‘ is being built on the Abu Dhabi Corniche breakwater to host the Volvo Ocean Race yachting fleet and its many thousands of fans expected to descend on the UAE capital when the city welcomes the flotilla this New Year. Plans for the ‘Destination Vill
Qatar Petroleum and Shell today announced that the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in the State of Qatar, has sold its first commercial shipment of GTL Gasoil. The sale marks the start of production of GTL products when the State of Qatar and Shell, the operat
World-leading maritime services provider Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has signed its first contract with Karachi Port Trust (KPT) to supply cleaning chemicals during 2011 – 2012, demonstrating an ongoing growth for WSS within what is an increasingly important region to the company. The port of Kar
Indonesia’s PT Pertamina is seeking to buy 1.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas annually to feed a floating LNG receiving terminal it i… (morningstar) [mappress] Source: morningstar, June 12, 2011;
The 190 men and women of HMAS Stuart are returning to their home port in Sydney, after a successful six-month deployment to the Middle East conducting maritime operations as part of Operation SLIPPER. HMAS Stuart has handed over her responsibility for maritime operations in the Middle East to Wester
Qatargas has extended its support to the US-based Children’s Brain Tumour Foundation (CBTF) and participated in its annual benefit dinner organised by the charity recently in New York City. The CBTF is a non-profit organisation, founded in 1988 to improve the treatment, quality of life and the long
Under the auspices and in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy & Industry, Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum, the Drilling Department of Qatar Petroleum was awarded Monday the OHSAS 18001-2007 Certificate in recognition of the Department’s
For the second time in a week, global marine terminal operator DP World welcomed and simultaneously handled two mega container vessels at its flagship Jebel Ali Port, reinforcing its relentless efforts and capability to continuously meet customers’ demands. The ships, MSC Beatrice and MSC Lauren, sa
Qatar has been chosen to host the next meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) to be held in November 2011, Iran’s representative to Gas Exporting Countries Forum, Mohammad Ali Khatibi announced. The decision was made during a meeting of the ministers participating in the forum, held in
Globally, the submarine market consists of 450 submarines operated by 41 countries. Some 154 submarines are to be procured up to 2021, costing a total of $186.3 billion. Most of the 41 nations are upgrading their fleets or adding to them as a result of rapidly changing defence requirements. The Glob
A vessel with two Ukrainian sailors on board was successfully released from pirate captivity by a French warship. According to Ukrainian foreign ministry, pirates attacked MV Atlas on May 31 in the Arabian Sea. There were 20 sailors on board including two Ukrainians. When pirates boarded the ship, t
Conditions can be bad down there, so dark they sometimes do not know they have found what they are looking for until the darkness opens sudd… (National) [mappress] Source: National, June 6, 2011;
RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) celebrated its latest success in a long line of ground-breaking initiatives recently by unveiling its advances in procurement and the supply chain at the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Middle East Conference 2011 in Abu Dhabi. RasGas’ Venture Proj
On the morning of 26 May, the MV KHALED MUHIEDDINE K which was pirated on 20 January 2011 was released from pirate control after 126 days. The crew of 22 Syrians and 3 Egyptians are all well. EUNAVFOR Somalia – Operation ATALANTA’s main tasks are to escort merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid
