Middle East
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Work starts on new Ashdod port; Haifa workers strike
Dubai: A Chinese construction firm has commenced construction of a new privately owned port at Ashdod, Israel. Workers at the…
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ADPC aids local maritime training
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) is developing its established training centre course offerings for maritime professionals and has…
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International firms rally to Egypt’s grain hub plans
Cairo: An unspecified Russian firm has offered to form a consortium with Egypt to invest in the nation’s planned global…
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GAC EnvironHull to start green hull cleaning in Oman
Sohar: GAC EnvironHull has been approved by Oman’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs to provide underwater hull cleaning operations…
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Protest ends at Brega port
Muscat: A protest has ended in Libya's eastern oil port of Brega where local protesters had been demanding jobs at…
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GDI puts the third rig into service for Qatar Petroleum
Doha: Qatar’s Gulf Drilling International (GDI) has announced that its new jack-up drilling rig Dukhan has been accepted by its…
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Opinions sought on Singapore as a shipping centre
Singapore: With a new magazine due out shortly looking at Singapore as a maritime hub today our sister site SeaShip…
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DP World invited to Bangladesh
Dubai: The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, yesterday invited Dubai port operator, DP World, to conduct a feasibility study…
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Qatargas makes first shipment to a private Chinese firm
Doha: Qatargas has sold its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to Jovo LNG Storage and Transportation Company, an independent…
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Growing size of boxships suggests more Suez dredging necessary: DNV GL
Cairo: A report out by classification society DNV GL suggests the Suez Canal will need further dredging and widening if…
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Zim Beijing avoids Oakland
Los Angeles: Reports from Oakland suggest that Israeli continerline, ZIM, has decided to avoid Oakland and another likely protest. Pro-Palestinian…
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Drydocks World scores rig repair contract
Dubai: Drydocks World has been chosen to carry out the drydocking and repairs of the jack-up High Island IV for…
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More onsite contractors for Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard
Abu Dhabi: Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) has announced combined investment of over $3.7m in the yard’s onsite…
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Weak oil price will not affect Oman infrastructure projects
Muscat: The weak price of oil will not affect Oman’s planned infrastructure development projects, according to the country’s government, but…
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BG and BP in talks to revive Egyptian LNG export plant
Cairo: UK-based energy company BG Group is in talks with BP to link their two gas developments off Egypt's coast…
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DP World’s new Jebel Ali container terminal sees first vessel call
Dubai: The APL Phoenix today became the first scheduled vessel to call at DP World’s new container terminal at Jebel…
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Unions protest over Alexandria Containers and DP World alliance
Cairo: DP World has received approvals to form an alliance with Alexandria Containers & Cargo Handling to bid in a…
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Al Qaeda targeting oil chokepoints
Cairo: Al Qaeda has called for attacks on chokepoints of oil shipments to the West in an English language propaganda…
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New national rail project in Oman will boost ports
Muscat: Oman’s new national rail project will boost the country’s ports sector with more cargoes, the Port of Duqm Company…
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Contracts roll in for Aqualis
Dubai: Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, has bagged three new contract awards for the company’s Middle East offices.…
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