Middle East
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MSC ship fired on by Houthis
Yemen’s Houthi militants claimed an attack on an MSC containership in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday. The Liberian-flagged MSC…
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Houthis resume attacks on shipping
After a break of more than two weeks, the Houthis from Yemen struck back at ships yesterday. The militants took…
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Egypt’s National Navigation signs for kamsarmax newbuilds in China
Egypt’s National Navigation Company (NNC) is set to expand its fleet with a pair of kamsarmax bulk carrier newbuilds from…
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Malaysian container terminal to get handling capacity boost
Container terminal operator DP World and Malaysia’s Sabah Ports have entered a partnership to manage the Sapangar Bay Container Port…
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Red Sea crisis: Boxships travelling between Asia and the Med emitting 63% more emissions
Containerships travelling between Asia and the Mediterranean emitted 63% more emissions in the first quarter than in Q4 last year…
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AD Ports earmarks up to $379m for Angolan port
Abu Dhabi-based ports and logistics giant AD Ports Group has secured a 20-year concession agreement for Angola’s Luanda multipurpose port…
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Shipping hits out at scant coverage of hijacked crews
The world’s leading shipping associations have highlighted the inequality seafarers face as hostages. “The world would be outraged if four…
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Technip Energies scores work on Marsa LNG bunkering project in Oman
French-based engineering company Technip Energies has been awarded a contract by TotalEnergies and OQ for the Marsa LNG bunkering project…
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Shipping on alert as Israel retaliates against Iran
Israel launched an attack on Iran on Friday, sparking concerns about the conflict escalating further across the seas of the…
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Shipping braces for Israel’s response to Iranian attacks
Shipping has to contend with new danger zones following Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend and the hijacking of…
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Gas carrier grounds off Egypt
A Liberian-flagged gas carrier ran aground offshore Egypt, prompting a state of emergency over the weekend in anticipation of any…
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ADES scores jackup rig contract in Qatar
Saudi oil and gas driller Advanced Energy Services (ADES) has secured a jackup rig contract in Qatar worth up to…
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Iran seizes Zodiac and MSC linked containership
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has seized a containership belonging to an affiliate of Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac…
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ZIM climbs the liner rankings
There’s been a shuffling of the global liner rankings with Israeli carrier ZIM leaping above Taiwan’s Yang Ming. Consultancy Linerlytica…
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Houthis claim to have attacked ship in the Indian Ocean
The Houthis claimed over the weekend to have widened their area of operations, saying in a televised address they had…
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Liner Cape diversions equivalent to a trip to the Moon every week
Putting some perspective on just how enormous the rerouting of global trade has been in the wake of the Houthi…
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US targets Emirati shipmanager and 13 vessels in latest round of Iran-related sanctions
The US has imposed sanctions on a United Arab Emirates-based shipmanager and 13 vessels linked to its role in shipping…
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DP World teams with Rumo for new $500m grain and fertiliser terminal at Brazil’s Santos port
Dubai-based terminal operator DP World has partnered up with Brazilian railway operator Rumo to build a grain and fertilizer terminal…
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Aramco suspends contract for another jackup rig
After Saudi Aramco already suspended deals with several rig owners, New York-listed offshore driller Valaris announced that its Saudi joint…
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Saudi Aramco suspends deals for Borr and Arabian Drilling jackups
Two more offshore drillers have received a contract suspension for jackup rigs in Saudi Arabia. The latest ones are Borr…
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