Iraq
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Tankers
Iraq seen replacing Russia as India’s top source of crude
India has pivoted back to Iraq for its crude oil supplies with Russian imports held up by the Red Sea…
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Tankers
Safeen Feeders seals tankers deal in Iraq
Containership and bulker operator Safeen Feeders is expanding its portfolio into the oil and gas sector, having signed a deal…
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Middle East
Iraqis defuse mine on Dynacom suezmax
Bomb defusal experts successfully removed an explosive device stuck to the hull of a tanker near the Iraqi port of…
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Ports and Logistics
Daewoo E&C secures $2.6bn port construction deal in Iraq
South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction has signed a deal to build the first phase of the Faw commercial port…
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Middle East
Tehama Shipping acquires third boxship
Dubai-headquartered Tehama Shipping, part of Saba Group which operates a container terminal at Iraq’s Umm Qasr South, has acquired its third…
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Middle East
Handymax crew detained in Iraq for a year
Owners, managers and insurers said yesterday that they are exasperated that one year on, the and its crew remain under…
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Middle East
New Iraqi tanker owner nabs BW VLCC resales
Brokers are linking fast emerging Iraqi tanker player Al-Iraqia Shipping Services & Oil Trading (AISSOT) with a resale pair of…
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Europe
Greek owner blasts Iraqi authorities over prolonged handymax detention
The owner of the Royal Arsenal has expressed deep frustration at the continued detention of the ship, eight months after…
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Asia
ICTSI stumps up another $100m to boost Iraqi facilities
Manila-headquartered International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is stumping up $100m for the second phase development of Basra Gateway Terminal…
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Middle East
Bulker detained in Iraq following deadly collision with local OSV
A bulk carrier has been detained off Basra in southern Iraq after it was involved in a deadly collision with…
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Greater China
Hutchison Ports buys into Basra
Hutchison Ports has made its second overseas deal this year. The Hong Kong-based terminal operator has signed with Nawah Port…
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Middle East
Iraqi tanker joint venture launched
Iraq has formed a tanker joint venture with Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Co (AMPTC). Al-Iraqia Shipping Services and Oil Trading…
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Middle East
Iraq blacklists three tankers that have carried Kurdish crude
Three tankers that have been carrying Kurdish crude oil for Vitol and Glencore have been barred from entering Iraqi ports…
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Middle East
Iraq presses ahead with Grand Faw project
Dubai: Despite some financing concerns Iraq has committed to build one of the largest ports in the Middle East over…
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Middle East
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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Middle East
Iraq seeks investors for giant new port
Dubai: Iraq may seek foreign investment for its multi-billion-dollar Grand Faw port project, the nation’s transport minister has said. “The…
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