Middle East
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Geneva Dry Dialogues: Bahri Dry Bulk
In the 2020s to date, the dry bulk fleet at Bahri, the national shipping company of Saudi Arabia, has more…
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Houthis vow to extend attacks deeper into the Indian Ocean
Another ship has been damaged by the Houthis, who now claim to have hypersonic missiles in their armoury and will…
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Vietnam’s Hoanh Son remains on a panamax charge
Qatari owner S’hail Shipping has made a decent profit on a rusty panamax sale to the fast-growing Hoanh Son Group…
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DP World to build logistics centre in Busan
Terminal operator DP World has announced a $50m investment to develop a new logistics centre in Busan New Port, strengthening…
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ADNOC, BP pause $2bn NewMed acquisition talks due to Palestine conflict
Discussions regarding an offer made by British energy supermajor BP and UAE’s ADNOC to buy a 50% stake in Israel-based…
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Filipino seafarers at the brunt of the Red Sea shipping crisis demand change
The Filipino seafaring community is very much in the headlines with survivors of last week’s deadly bulk carrier attack in…
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ADNOC awards Ruwais LNG EPC deal to Technip Energies-led JV
UAE’s state-owned oil and gas company ADNOC has issued a limited notice to proceed with early engineering, procurement, and construction…
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Filipino crew head home from tanker seized by Iran
Iran is releasing all the remaining crewmembers of the Greek-owned tanker St Nikolas, which was seized by Iranian military forces…
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Gulf Marine Services pens first part of two-phase deal in the Middle East
London-listed liftboat operator Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has signed the first of a two-phase contract for one of its vessels…
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Shipping mourns first deaths from Red Sea crisis
Top officials from across the shipping industry have expressed their feelings about the first loss of lives from the five-month…
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First casualties feared in Red Sea shipping crisis as crew abandon missile-struck bulker
The Barbados-flagged, 50,448 dwt bulker was damaged in a missile attack off Yemen with several crew members missing. According to…
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Non-alliance liners double market share on Asia-Europe over the past year
The market share of non-alliance liners operating in the Asia-Europe tradelane has doubled in the space of one year. New…
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Houthis move to tighten grip on Red Sea shipping
Emboldened by their first ship sinking the Houthis are now insisting any ships entering their territorial waters need to obtain…
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Hanwha Ocean wins Qatari LNG carrier orders
Qatar Energy’s fleet expansion scheme proceeds apace with a contract signed this week for 12 LNG carriers with Hanwha Ocean,…
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Rubymar’s sinking poses ‘major environmental crisis’ in the Red Sea
The Red Sea shipping crisis has entered a new chapter with the sinking of the bulk carrier early on Saturday…
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Shelf Drilling seals two-year jackup extension in Egypt
Oslo-listed jackup rig pure-play Shelf Drilling has secured a two-year contract extension for its Rig 141 unit operating in the…
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Rubymar becomes first constructive total loss of the Red Sea shipping crisis
The , a general cargo vessel carrying a cargo of fertilizer, has become the first constructive total loss of the…
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Northern Offshore bags work for jackup rig offshore Oman
Houston-based jackup owner Northern Offshore, a 91.81% subsidiary of Rex International, has won a multi-well deal offshore Oman for one…
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Saudi offshore owner accused of abandoning crew across multiple vessels
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has revealed multiple concerning reports about withheld pay from seafarers working on eight ships…
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Port of Antwerp-Bruges to pay more than $44m in DP World concession dispute
The port of Antwerp-Bruges will have to pay €41.3m ($44.7m) plus costs and interest to DP World under a ruling…
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