Middle East
Iranian navy foils piracy attack
Dubai: The Iranian navy has foiled a piracy attack aimed at an Iranian tanker on Wednesday. A total of 12…
Read More »Libyan separatists promise to protect ships calling at their ports
Cairo: The waters have been further muddied in the ongoing dispute between Tripoli and a separatist movement in the east…
Read More »Egyptian ship seized in Yemen
Cairo: The crew of an Egyptian ship seized on Sunday at the port of Nashton in Yemen continue to be…
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International Tanker Management: The officer crunch
Dubai: The quality of seafarers handling tankers continues to worsen, according to one of the world’s leading tanker managers. Lars…
Read More » First batch of chemical weapons leave Syrian port of Latakia
Cairo: Syria has shifted the first batch of chemical weapon materials out of the country after transporting it from two…
Read More »Regional rail line could be extended to Yemen
Doha: A proposed $10bn rail network that will run the length of the GCC countries could be extended to Yemen.…
Read More »Shareholders grant Gulf Navigation stay of execution
Dubai: Embattled Gulf Navigation has been given the go ahead by local shareholders to carry on operating as well as…
Read More »Maltese tanker stopped by Libyan navy
Cairo: The Libyan navy has turned away a tanker loading a port controlled by seperatists. The National Oil Corp said…
Read More »Somali piracy incidents disappear
Dubai: On a constant decline since 2011, latest statistics from the United States Office of Naval Intelligence show that no…
Read More »Said Rajee port renovations complete
Dubai: Repair works at the berths of Iran’s Said Rajee port have been completed. The port had been in decline…
Read More »Egypt to use Sumed pipeline for internal distribution
Cairo: Diesel storage stations with a capacity of 200,000 tonnes are being built by the Arabian Company for Petroleum Pipes…
Read More »First petrochemical exports leave King Abdullah Port
Doha: Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Company (Petro Rabigh) exported Sunday the first shipment of petrochemical products from King Abdullah Port,…
Read More »Libya warns against tanker calls to east of the country
Cairo: Libya has once again warned companies against buying any crude offered by sepratists who have been in control of…
Read More »Trio of nations to develop Chabahar port
Dubai: Plans to develop the port of Chabahar in eastern Iran are developing. The port, which Afghanistan and India have…
Read More »Mamish’s tenure as canal boss renewed
Cairo: Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour has renewed the tenure of Lt Gen Mohab Mamish as chairman of the Suez…
Read More »Tender for Doha port
Doha: A tender has gone out for infrastructure companies to bid for various port buildings, landscaping and infrastructure at Doha’s…
Read More »Port planned for Somaliland
Dubai: The republic of Somaliland is finalizing a huge port investment, boosting its efforts to serve as a trade hub…
Read More »Fujairah seeks investors for expansion
Dubai: Fujairah is seeking investors to extend the port by 500 m into the sea to to construct further oil-related…
Read More »Pipeline blockade threat in Libya
Cairo: Striking Libyan oil guards have threatened to cut off gas supplies to Tripoli unless they are paid in the…
Read More »Nakilat yards secure financing
Doha: Two Nakilat shipyard joint ventures, Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) and Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) have secured a…
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