His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, attended yesterday the first UAE flag-raising ceremony on a merchant ship. The ceremony was held on the occasion of the first commercial ship classification in the UAE by TASNEEF (Emirates Aut
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) announced that its subsidiary Bahri Dry Bulk had received a dry bulk vessel named Bahri Arasco in Japan on Friday, November 29, 2013. This is the first of five expected deliveries. The vessels were ordered in 2012. Bahri announced in April 2012 t
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Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) recently celebrated the completion of its 200th project; repairs for VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier), Janah Star from Vela International Marine. The delivery of the vessel coincided with the shipyard’s third anniversary, since its opening in November 2010. Pr
The global maritime industry has dropped anchor in the UAE, aiming to take advantage of the popularity of the region as the fastest growing trade route, its offshore developments and port expansions. Major regional and international players in shipping, ship repair, offshore support, port developmen
Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading offshore support vessel owner with primary operations in the Middle East and Caspian, announced that it has won the ‘Workboats’ award at the recent Seatrade Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards held at Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai. Accepting the award on behal
Fire Extinguished on ‘Britannia Seaways’ Cargo Ship Off Norway Danish cargo ship ‘Britannia Seaways’, operated by DFDS, caught fire in the North Sea off Norway trapping at least 32 crew members on board on Saturday, November 16, Reuters reports. The Netherlands: Damen Shipyards Unveils Innovative WS
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The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) announced that its subsidiary Bahri Dry Bulk (owned 60% by Bahri and 40% by Arasco) signed with Bank Albilad on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, a Shariah compliant financing facility for SAR 420,000,000 (approx USD 112 million) to finance 70% of th
Qatar’s premier shipyard Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) has won the Ship repair/Shipyard award for the second consecutive year at the prestigious Seatrade Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards 2013. The award was presented to N-KOM at a ceremony on the evening of Monday 18 November 2013
McDermott International, Inc. announced today that one of its subsidiaries was awarded an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) project for a customer in the Arabian Gulf. The value is approximately US$ 200 million and will be included in McDermott’s fourth quarter 2013 back
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) and Navantia signed on 17th. November, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the cooperation in identification and management of future business opportunities for ship building and services related projects for the UAE Navy and other Gulf countries. The collabo
Dana Gas, the Middle East’s leading regional private sector natural gas company, announced yesterday that Adyard Abu Dhabi, a subsidiary of Interserve plc, has been awarded a $17 million contract for the fabrication of an offshore platform for the Zora Field Development Project which spans the terri
