Middle East
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Bahrain port plans IPO
Dubai: Bahrain plans an initial public offering (IPO) of shares in the company operating its Khalifa bin Salman port, the…
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Region’s owners feature prominently in new tonnage rankings
Singapore: A new shipowner survey places Middle Eastern shipping lines as rising contenders in world shipping. Maritime CEO, a sister…
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Another VLCC for Oman Ship Management
Muscat: Oman Ship Management Co (OSMC), the operating arm of Oman Shipping Company (OSC), has added another vessel to its…
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PSC ponders future as Muscat’s port transforms into tourism hub
Muscat: Port Services Corporation (PSC), which operates and manages Port Sultan Qaboos (Muscat), has commissioned a consultant to study the…
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Dubai and Qatar both plan to build LNG powered tugs
Dubai: Dubai and Qatar have both announced plans to build LNG powered tugs. Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City have…
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Egypt seeks more maritime investors
Cairo: In the latest bid to pump up the economy, the Ministry of Transportation has announced 28 new investment opportunities…
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Sohar ready to fight Jebel Ali for boxes
Muscat: Sohar Port and Freezone celebrated another milestone over the weekend with the call of a first 10,000 teu sized…
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Eilat to Aqaba feeder service launched
Cairo: A new feeder operation from Eilat to Aqaba and on to mainline routes has been inaugurated. Feeder vessels take…
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Posidonia handbook launches
Singapore: With Posidonia set to launch in 10 days in Athens our sister title Maritime CEO has launched a survival…
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DP World celebrates opening of automated Brisbane terminal
Dubai: DP World celebrated the launch of what it claims is the most advanced semi-automated terminal in Australia with the…
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ADPC Maritime Training Centre celebrates certification
Abu Dhabi: The Maritime Training Centre of Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has been officially certified by Lloyd’s Register as…
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Shipping Corp of India keen to offload Iranian JV stake
Mumbai: The Shipping Corp of India is ready to sell its stake in its Iranian joint venture to its partner…
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ADPC Marine Services moves whole fleet to UAE class society
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has moved its fleet of tug boats operated by its subsidiary ADPC Marine…
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Salalah outlines long term plans
Dubai: Salalah Port has unveiled a 20-year development plan, which includes a cruise terminal, new government dedicated berths for security…
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ZIM finalises restructuring plans
Cairo: Israeli containerline ZIM is has finalised the terms of its financial restructuring arrangements, a $3bn restructuring plan including a…
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Suez Canal Authority mulls IPO
The Suez Canal Authority is mulling creating a company to list on the local stock exchange as its vehicle to…
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Lamprell earns Guinness World Record
Dubai: Offshore contractor Lamprell has completed the biggest offshore platform ever to be built in Jebel Ali. The task of…
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Iran looks to quadruple transhipment box volumes
Dubai: Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi has plans to boost the nation as a transit point…
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Alexandria to export more crude
Cairo: Egypt will start exporting crude oil produced from the Western Desert’s fields in July, and importing shipments of Arabian…
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Grand port project in Iraq
Dubai: A giant new port is in the offing in Iraq where a $1.3bn construction tender is to go out…
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