Middle East
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Greek tanker ventures back to war-torn Derna port
Tripoli: Libya’s National Oil Company has revealed that a foreign tanker has called at the eastern port of Derna for…
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Reports of Maersk Tigris crew being released denied
Athens: Rickmers Shipmanagement and Maersk Line have both denied reports that the 24 crew onboard the detained Maersk Tigris have been released and…
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Bahri lines up $1bn sukuk deal
Dubai: Tanker giant National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) is lining up a first sukuk issue worth up to…
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16 crew repatriated after five months stranded in Bahraini waters
Dubai: A total of 16 crewmembers – 14 Indian and two from Myanmar – finally left Bahrain overnight after a…
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Egypt issues tender for second FSRU
Cairo: Egypt has issued a five-year tender to lease a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal. Eight international firms…
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Maersk Tigris situation ‘unchanged’, says Rickmers Shipmanagement
Singapore: Maersk Tigris and its 24 crew continue to be held by Iranian authorities as the situation remains “unchanged”, according…
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Gulf Navigation remains on the brink
Dubai: Gulf Navigation remains on the brink despite notching up better revenues and profits in the first quarter. The Dubai-based…
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NCC snaps up Mipo pair
Dubai: The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has announced that its subsidiary National Company for Chemicals Shipping (NCC)…
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Fire doused on giant Hanjin boxship transiting Suez Canal
Cairo: The Suez Canal Authority deployed five emergency response vessels yesterday to battle a big fire on a giant Hanjin…
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US State Department dodges questions as to whether or not it has demanded Iran release seized container ship Maersk Tigris
San Francisco: US State Department officials were evasive on Friday as to whether or not the administration has yet asked…
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US navy accompanying American-flagged vessels through Strait of Hormuz in wake of Maersk Tigris seizure
San Francisco: The US Navy on Thursday started accompanying American-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, in the wake of…
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Rickmers representative allowed to visit Maersk Tigris crew
San Francisco: A representative of Singapore-based Rickmers Shipmanagement was allowed on board the seized containership Maersk Tigris to see the…
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Topaz Energy and Marine fixes $550m facility
Dubai: Middle Eastern OSV operator Topaz Energy and Marine has secured a new $550m facility. The facility is arranged over…
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Maersk reveals Maersk Tigris seizure likely over ten-year old case
Copenhagen: Maersk has revealed this morning that following a meeting with the Ports & Maritime Organization in Iran and based…
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Maersk unaware of unresolved claims in Iran as Maersk Tigris standoff continues
Singapore: Maersk Tigris and its crew of 24 remain under Iranian custody at Shahid Bahonar Port in the Strait of…
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Höegh LNG FSRU commences operations in Egypt
Oslo: Höegh LNG has said that floating storage and regasification unit Höegh Gallant has commenced commercial operations at the LNG…
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Rickmers Shipmanagement making “every effort” to secure release of Maersk Tigris
Singapore: Rickmers Shipmanagement has told Splash that it is making “every effort” to secure the release of the Maersk Tigris.…
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Rickmers Shipmanagement denies Iranian claims over Maersk Tigris seizure
Singapore: Rickmers Shipmanagement has denied claims by Iranian authorities that the Maersk Tigris containership was detained yesterday because the company…
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Oman seeks VLCC for floating storage
Muscat: Oman Tank Terminal Company (OTTCO) will tender for a VLCC to become a floating storage unit later this year,…
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Iranian military fires at and seizes Maersk Tigris
Copenhagen: Iranian military fired warning shots at the Maersk Tigris in the Persian Gulf yesterday, before seizing the vessel in Iranian…
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