Middle East
LNG terminal for Fujairah
Dubai: An LNG import terminal is to be built in Fujairah on the Indian Ocean, following official government approval, negating…
Read More »New line between Morocco & Saudi Arabia
Doha: The Chairman of the Saudi-Moroccan Business Council, Mohammed Al Hammadi, said that a new maritime transport company between Saudi…
Read More »Tristar inks six newbuilds in Korea
Dubai: UAE-based Tristar Transport Company has reached an agreement and placed a firm order for six new MR product /chemical…
Read More »Libyan government sets deadline for ports reopening
Cairo: The Libyan provisional government has given rebels in the east of the country one week to reopen all ports…
Read More »Protesters bar tanker from loading
Cairo: A source in the Hariqa Port, to the east of Libya, said that last Friday, Libyan protesters prevented a…
Read More »Pipeline attacked as Libyan exports struggle
Cairo: The Libyan government said that after suffering from a sharp drop in oil production due to protests at ports…
Read More »Saudis investing in Brazil port project
Doha: A Saudi company, KBW, based in Dubai, will own a 30% stake in a port terminal being built in…
Read More »Opening of the first phase of Safaga
Cairo: Major General Hasan Falah, head of the Red Sea Ports Authority, said that the first phase of operations on…
Read More »Salalah’s seven-year plan
Muscat: The coming seven years will see a huge transformation at the Port of Salalah with new liquid jetties, breakbulk…
Read More »Rehabilitation of Doha port
Doha: Doha port is to be rehabilitated so that it can handle up to 800,000 teu a year initially with…
Read More »Damietta port workers demand action
Cairo: Members of the employees union in Damietta container company have threatened to sue the company for its failure to…
Read More »Yemen pipeline attacked
Doha: Al-Qaeda-linked militants have blown up an oil pipeline in Yemen's southeastern province of Shabwa, the latest in a long…
Read More »Former Drydocks boss heads up Topaz Marine
Dubai: Topaz Marine Engineering, a regional marine repair service provider and boat builder, has appointed Geoff Taylor as its new…
Read More »Egypt on alert for Suez strikes as Morsi trial starts
Cairo: Emergency security procedures have been brought in at Egyptian ports and along the Suez Canal today as authorities fear…
Read More »Tanker sinks in Red Sea, one dead
Cairo: A source from the Red Sea Ports Authority in Suez, affirmed that the sinking of the tanker Manjed over…
Read More »Progress with Libyan oil exports
Cairo: The president of the Libyan interim government, Ali Zaidan, announced that oil exports from some ports will resume soon.…
Read More »Egypt hands out energy contracts
Cairo: Egypt signed nine crude oil and natural gas exploration agreements on Friday, the first time the nation has handed…
Read More »Media kit launched
Singapore: Asia Shipping Media (ASM), the parent firm of GulfShip News, has released its media kit for next year. Contained…
Read More »Death at Aqaba port
Cairo: A young man died yesterday after attempting to climb onto the cargo deck of a ship that was berthing…
Read More »Eni details Libyan oil woes
Cairo: Energy giant Eni has provided details of its struggles to get oil out of Libya. The Italian firm is…
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