Middle East
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Iran plans ports upgrade
Dubai: Iran’s maritime renaissance continues with news authorities are looking to bolster port throughputs throughout the nation. As it stands…
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Plenty more oil off Oman
Muscat: The discoveries offshore in eastern and northern Oman are just a tip of the iceberg, according to Masirah Oil…
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Iran develops oil recovery ships
Dubai: Iran has launched three oil recovery ships in the Caspian Sea to collect seawater polluted by oil. The Islamic…
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Sohar welcomes bottling plant
Muscat: Sohar Port and Freezone has signed a deal with Oman International Petrochemical Industry Company (OMPET) to build a fully…
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UK to establish navy base in Bahrain
Dubai: Citing instability in the region, including the threat posed by piracy, the United Kingdom is to set up a…
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Indian consulate warns on rise of stranded seafarers
Dubai: Such is the frequency with which the Indian consulate is having to deal with stranded seafarers in UAE waters…
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Authorities battle to contain giant oil slick
Cairo: Oil shipments to Israel are facing disruption as authorities battle to contain one of the worst oil spills in…
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Fuel exports from Sinopec’s new Saudi refinery delayed again
Jeddah: The first exports from the new Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Co (Yasref) refinery at Yanbu port, Saudi Arabia, have…
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Sultan opens new ship maintenance workshop facility at ASRY
Dubai: Specialist ship maintenance contractor Sultan has opened a new workshop at Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY).…
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West Libya port hit by air strikes
Cairo: Zuwara port in western Libya was hit by airstrikes yesterday. Eight people were killed by bombings elsewhere in the…
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Operations still halted at Aqaba Container Terminal, dispute continues
Amman: Operations at Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) have been halted since a dispute arose on the morning of December 1…
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Cockett Marine Oil hires former OW China team
Shanghai: Cockett Marine Oil, a Dubai-based company half-owned by commodity trader Vital, has hired more than 10 former OW Bunker…
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Dispute halts Aqaba Container Terminal, tear gas used
Amman: Operations at Jordan’s Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) were halted on Monday when a dispute arose between the terminal’s management…
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Qatar’s new marine forecasting centre to open in 2015
Doha: Qatar’s new Marine Forecasting Office is set to become operational by mid-2015. It will be the Gulf’s first facility…
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Dubai World restructuring plan wins approval
Dubai: State-owned Dubai World will use provisions of the emirate’s special bankruptcy law in the restructuring of $15bn of debts.…
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Oman Shipping receives new VLGC
Muscat: Oman Shipping Company (OSC) has taken delivery of a new fuel-efficient VLGC, the Adam LNG. The VLGC will be…
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Oman Drydock Company repairs its first VLGC
Muscat: Oman Drydock Company (ODC), the largest ship repair yard in the Middle East, has completed work its first membrane-containment…
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New Kurdish oil exports from Turkish port
Dubai: The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has begun exporting oil from wells in the Kirkuk Field, Iraqi Kurdistan, via pipeline…
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Plummeting oil price forces Dragon Oil to cancel Petroceltic acquisition
Dubai: Citing plummeting oil prices, Dubai-based Dragon Oil has scrapped a £492m deal to take over rival Petroceltic. “Dragon Oil…
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Islamic State targeting Israeli ships
Cairo: Egyptian authorities are investigating an audacious effort by Islamic State insurgents to hijack an Israeli ship. On November 12…
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