Dubai- Based Grandweld Shipyards has announced the successful delivery of the new service boat “Nakilat 11” to Kuwait Oil Tanker Company. KOTC Chairman and Managing Director Bader Al-Khashti signed the delivery documents with Grandweld General Manager Jamal Abki in a special ceremony held at KOTC he
National Chemical Carriers Ltd. Co. (NCC) of Saudi Arabia, owned 80% by The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) announced that it had received on Tuesday, 4th December 2012 in Korea a new chemical tanker named ‘NCC SAMA’ from SHINAsb (previously SLS) of South Korea, as part of nine ves
Grandweld Shipyards participated at Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) 2012 exhibition and conference, which was held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from the 27th until the 29th of November 2012. SMEM 2012 was region’s leading shipping and maritime event, which allowed Gra
Iran is due to build an oceangoing research vessel in the next six months, Managing Director of the Iranian National Institute for Oceanography (INIO) Vahid Chegini said, adding that the country will also unveil several books and software about oceanography soon in future. “Several books and softwar
Shipbuilding production levels have remained at record high levels exceeding 50 million cgt for two consecutive years (2010 -2011), with 2012 forecasted to remain close to 2011 levels. However the orderbook that forms the contracted forward workload has diminished rapidly and tails-off to very low l
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore and Marine (N-KOM) has been conferred the Ship repair/Shipyard award at the Seatrade Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards 2012 held on 26 November 2012 at Atlantis The Palm in Dubai. The win comes a month after the shipyard was named ‘Shipyard of the Year’ at the Lloyd’
The opening plenary session of Seatrade Middle East Maritime saw the region’s key players describing the challenging environment the industry faces – but offering some powerful solutions to the audience of industry professionals from 67 different countries. Chaired by Sky News TV anchor Jeremy Thomp
The launch of the first three tug boats built at Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard, Qatar for Milaha and Qatar Petroleum ‘s Port of Mesaieed was celebrated today, Nov. 19th, with a naming ceremony at shipbuilder Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ). The three 18m-long tug boats are the first of a
Drydocks World one of the world’s leading maritime service providers announced today that Chairman Khamis Juma Buamim had highly productive discussions with the Indonesian Defense Minister HE Prof. Dr. Purnomo Yusgiantoro on wide ranging issues of mutual co-operation within the maritime industry wit
Grandweld Shipyards has announced the successful delivery of the new build “Zamil 101” the first of three fast aluminum crew boats to Zamil Offshore. The vessel was part of a contract, which was signed in November 2011, to build and deliver three sister crew boats. The 33.5m fast crew boat is powere
Grandweld delivered the first of two 21.3 Aluminum Fast Service Boats to Kuwait Oil Tanker Company. A special delivery and acceptance ceremony was held at KOTC head office on October 31, 2012. The contract was signed in November 2011 to design and deliver two 21.3 Aluminum service boats. The vessel
Drydocks World and Maritime World, the prominent marine and maritime services and global provider, is participating in ADIPEC 2012, the leading exhibition in the Middle East targeting the offshore oil and energy sectors, being organised from 11 – 14 November 2012 at ADNEC. The Company is featuring s
Levingston Middle East, FZE, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and Gulf Piping Company of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, announced today that they have signed a contract to build a Levingston 320EX liftboat with construction to start immediately. The Levingston 320EX Self-elevating, MOU (Mobile Offsh
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been awarded the contract to supply the engines and complete propulsion systems for two newbuild vessel projects. The order includes a total of 28 engines for 14 vessels being built for the Kuwait Oil Company, and represent
