Middle East
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Suez Canal set for major engineering works
Cairo: A giant construction project is set to kick off this week along the Suez Canal. A 34 km slice…
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Gulf Navigation looks to add more chemical tankers
Dubai: Fresh from posting its second consecutive quarter in the black, the once imperilled Gulf Navigation has announced it is…
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Ships calling Israel on alert as rockets hit Ashdod
Cairo: Ships calling Israel must be very vigilant as fighting between Israel and Hamas returned in force today. Palestinian rockets…
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N-KOM wins more work from Gulf Drilling International
Doha: Gulf Drilling International (GDI), a subsidiary of Gulf International Services (GIS), the largest oilfield service company in Qatar, has…
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Circle Oil seeks partners to develop Omani offshore block
Muscat: Irish firm Circle Oil is set to develop its assets in Oman in the coming months with both drilling…
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Israeli transport minister proposes offshore port for Gaza
Cairo: Israel’s transport minister has proposed building an offshore port for Gaza. The suggestion follows on from recent calls by…
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LPG win for Milaha
Doha: Two Qatar companies Muntajat and Milaha (also known as Qatar Navigation) have signed a new deal of cooperation. …
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Floating jetty work for N-KOM
Doha: Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) has won a contract worth QR69m (about $18.95m) to design and construct a floating…
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GDI wins jack-up accommodation barge deal
Doha: Gulf Drilling International (GDI), a subsidiary of Gulf International Services (GIS), and Dolphin Energy have signed a Letter of…
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Stanford Marine secures PSV contract in Mexico
Dubai: Dubai-based offshore service provider Stanford Marine has announced that it has secured a 3-year contract for its platform support…
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Plans for Oman’s first dry port
Muscat: Plans for a multimodal logistics hub in South Al Batinah Governorate are pushing ahead with a high-level government committee…
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IRISL ordering 10 bulk carriers
Singapore: The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) is ordering 10 bulk carriers from Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, according to…
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Libya’s oil export picture remains unclear
Cairo: The situation regarding oil export shipments from Libya remains unclear. Libya's National Oil Corp has offered the first crude…
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Establish a port in Gaza, Qatar urges
Cairo: Qatar has proposed the establishment of an internationally-supervised commercial port at the Gaza Strip as a temporary solution to…
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DP World signs $3bn loan deal
Dubai: Terminal operator DP World has signed a $3bn loan deal, according to Reuters. The new five-year facility is split…
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Containerlines return to Shahid Rajayee
Dubai: Western sanctions against Shahid Rajayee port in southern Iran have been lifted and the first foreign cargo ship will…
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Zim reaches deal with Tel Aviv over golden share
Cairo: Zim and the state of Israel have reached an agreement regarding the terms of the golden share, allowing Zim…
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First Dubai pavilion at SMM
Hamburg: There’s less than two months to go before the world’s largest shipping show kicks off in Hamburg. SMM is…
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Protesters shut Brega once again
Libya : Protesters have blocked the oil port of Brega in eastern Libya, just days after it reopened for the…
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ADMA-OPCO signs for four platforms worth $1.94bn
Dubai: Hyundai Heavy Industries, the giant Korean shipbuilder, has won a $1.94bn order to build four offshore oil production platforms…
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