Middle East
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Iran’s navy thwarts pirates again
Dubai: Iran’s Navy has foiled another piracy on an Iranian ship, local media reported over the weekend. The ship was…
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Expansion of Sohar Freezone to start this year
Muscat: Planning for the second phase of Sohar Freezone will begin later this year, the Times of Oman reports. …
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UASC linked with CKYH
Taipei: United Arab Shipping Co (UASC), the Middle East’s largest containerline, is negotiating along with Taiwan’s Evergreen to join the…
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Egypt’s LNG import plans in disarray
Cairo: Egypt’s plans to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) are in disarray after Norway’s Hoegh LNG has pulled out of…
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Bahrain steps up open registry bid
Muscat: Bahrian’s Ministry’s Port and Maritime Affairs has announced the official launch of its Ship Registry Portal (SRP) to all…
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Saudi Ports Authority leases 12 ships
Doha: The Saudi Ports Authority (SPA) has contracted through the lessor of the marine equipment in Jeddah Islamic Port with…
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Total first major lubricant provider to supply Lebanese ports
Dubai: Marine lubricant provider, Total Lubmarine has announced an expansion in availability of its marine lubricants, which will see key…
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Simatech starts new India service
Dubai: A new container feeder service from Dubai’s Simatech Shipping will connect India’s southern ports of Chennai and Kochi with…
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Abu Dhabi maritime assets under new lead
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has announced the appointment of Gary Lemke as new executive vice president (EVP)…
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Construction firms pull out of Israeli port tender
Cairo: Israel’s controversial port development plans have taken another turn for the worse, with local paper Haaretz reporting two out…
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No need for foreign tankers, NITC boss claims
Dubai: Iran has no need for foreign tankers to ship its crude, the head of the national tanker firm has…
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India keen to develop Chabahar links
Dubai: India is keen to set up regular container routes to Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar, a delegation visiting from…
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IRISL boss hopeful sanctions will be lifted
Dubai: Sanctions against Iran's shipping lines may be lifted, the Mehr News Agency quoted the managing director of Islamic Republic…
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Oman Drydock celebrates 200th drydocking
Muscat: Oman Drydock Company has completed its 200th drydocking since launching in 2011 and made plain its aim to be…
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More Libyan pipelines attacked
Cairo: The crippled oil production situation in Libya has taken another turn for the worse with protesters shutting down oil…
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Iran pledges to contribute towards Duqm port development
Muscat: The Iranian ambassador to Oman has said Iran will invest $4bn in the port of Al Duqm. The port…
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Cruise revenues set to climb in Oman
Muscat: Oman is looking to push tourism to a far greater proportion of its GDP with cruise shipping to the…
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Container firsts at Al Maqal Port
Dubai: Nawah Port Management (NPM), a business unit of North America Western Asia Holdings (NAWAH), has completed the offloading of…
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NITC boss claims fleet now second largest tanker firm in the world
Doha: A long time away from the international scene does not seem to have harmed National Iranian Tanker Company’s (NITC)…
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Topaz wins $50m PSV deal in West Africa
Dubai: Offshore support firm Topaz Energy and Marine has announced the expansion of its West African operations with the award…
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