Middle East
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Dubai World fixes debt deal
Dubai: Dubai World, the state-owned conglomerate which controls shipyards and terminals around the world, has come to an agreement with…
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EU sanctions remain for NITC
Dubai: The European Union has voted to put the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) back on a list of sanctioned…
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Sandstorm whips up maritime chaos in Egypt
Cairo: A fierce sandstorm that has lashed Egypt since Tuesday continues to cause maritime traffic concerns. So fierce was the…
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Hariga Port reopens
Cairo: A tanker has docked at Libya’s port of Hariga for the first time since security guards ended a strike…
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Abu Dhabi kick starts gas expansion
Dubai: Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Co (Gasco) and Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Co (ADGAS) have awarded some $1.6bn worth of…
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Occidental to work with Adnoc
Dubai: Occidental Petroleum will carry out a $500m exploration project off Abu Dhabi in the coming two years. Occidental will…
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Pirate attack on Kuwaiti products tanker foiled
Tel Aviv: Pirates unsuccessfully attacked a Kuwaiti products tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday night, but were overpowered…
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UASC bolsters position in South America
Dubai: United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has appointed The Ultramar Group as its local liner shipping agency partner in Brazil,…
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Hariga shuts down
Cairo: Libya’s eastern oil export port Hariga shut down yesterday due to a strike of security guards who claim they…
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Benghazi port back in army’s hands
Cairo: Libya’s national army and its allies say they have taken back control of Benghazi’s port area from jihadist group…
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Hyundai Glovis wins Qatari contract
Doha: Hyundai Glovis, the logistics subsidiary of Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has won a $100m shipping service contract with a…
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Basra’s new terminal gets underway
Manila: Basra Gateway Terminal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services Inc, said Thursday operations at the Port…
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Suez transit toll prices announced
Cairo: Transit tolls at Egypt’s Suez Canal will not change much this year. Authority chief Mohab Mameesh said that the…
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Sohar tables food bid
Muscat: The boss of Sohar Port and Freezone has made a pitch to attract more food shipments through his terminals.…
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Marine Assets Corporation hit by hackers
Dubai: Canadian miner Nautilus Minerals and Dubai’s Marine Assets Corporation (MAC) have revealed they have been the victims of a…
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LNG milestone for N-KOM
Doha: Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) has celebrated its 100th LNG carrier repair at the Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma…
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Sohar welcomes Dubai logistics firm
Muscat: Centre Point Logistics, a Dubai logistics player, has signed with Oman’s Sohar Port and Freezone to manage a 50,000…
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KOTC signs large repair deal with ASRY
Dubai: Kuwait Oil Tankers Company has signed a comprehensive drydocking agreement with Bahrain-based Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard Company (ASRY).…
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Sohar welcomes Dubai logistics firm
Muscat: Centre Point Logistics, a Dubai logistics player, has signed with Oman’s Sohar Port and Freezone to manage a 50,000…
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Strike brings Beirut port to a standstill
Cairo: A strike by truckers today has brought the Port of Beirut to a standstill. Truck drivers are concerned that…
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