Middle East
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Al Tamimi opens in Bahrain
Muscat: Al Tamimi & Company, the largest law firm in the Middle East, has officially opened its latest office in…
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Bahri ceo resigns
Doha: Having just completed the merger with Vela to make a VLCC giant, the ceo of the National Shipping Co…
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Website launches to promote Dubai maritime
Dubai: The Dubai Council for Marine & Maritime Industries (DCMMI), the industry body representing the interests of companies in the…
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Stranded crew set for repatriation
Dubai: A long-running tragic saga that has seen 16 crewmembers stranded off Dubai is close to ending, according to the…
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Offshore course coming to Dubai
Dubai: The UK’s Cambridge Academy of Transport is coming to Dubai to offer a brand new course. The five-day Business…
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KOTC gears up for next stage of fleet renewal
Dubai: Kuwait Oil Tanker Company has outlined plans to order two more ships. KOTC took delivery of its latest LR…
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Chinese firm wins bid to build new Israeli port
Cairo: Israel has selected a subsidiary of China Harbour Engineering Company to build a $950 m port in southern Ashdod…
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Gulftainer wins first American terminal concession
Dubai: Terminal operator Gulftainer, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Arab Emirates-based Crescent Enterprises, has won its first terminal concession in…
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Fanar Marine Services: Global expansion
Dubai: Following successful trading in Dubai for a number of years, Fanar Marine Services has announced its global launch into…
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Fanar Marine Services goes global
Dubai: Dubai’s Fanar Marine Services has announced its global launch into the international shipping market. Established in 2007, Fanar Marine…
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Korean Register gets Omani stamp of approval
Muscat: Korean Register (KR) – an IACS member classification society –has been fully authorized by the Ministry of Transport and…
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Supreme Group completes acquisition of EMS Seven Seas
Dubai: Supreme Group has today announced the completion of the purchase of EMS Seven Seas. Supreme now owns 90.04% of…
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Dubai authorities discuss upping marine standards
Dubai: The Dubai Maritime City Authority ( DMCA ) has held a joint meeting with the National Transport Authority (NTA)…
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Modi administration wants to speed up Chabahar development
Mumbai: The Narendra Modi government has decided to get moving on the long-delayed construction of strategically critical Chabahar port in…
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Four shot dead at Benghazi port
Cairo: A substantial drugs bust yesterday morning in Benghazi port appears to have triggered a major fire fight leaving at…
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Arbitration Institute to open in the Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai: The future for arbitration in Dubai just got brighter with the recent announcement that a new Arbitration Institute is…
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Bahri and Vela merger finally complete
Doha: The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia or NSCSA (Bahri) and Saudi Aramco 's subsidiary, Vela International Marine, have…
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Iraq’s biggest refinery falls into hands of Sunni extremists
Dubai: Tanker owners must prepare for alternative loading sites as Iraq descends into total chaos. Iraq’s biggest oil refinery was…
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Israel’s central bank urges construction of new port capacity
Cairo: Israel needs more ports, and they should be operated by private companies to increase competition and lower costs, the…
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UAE organisations come together to promote maritime education
Dubai: Two UAE organisations are joining up to promote maritime education. The Emirates International Maritime Academy will collaborate with the…
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