Middle East
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First Europe bound diesel shipment from Jubail
Doha: Diesel from the new Jubail refinery in Saudi Arabia will head to Europe for the first time on January…
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Fast developments at the Iranian port of Amirabad
Dubai: Iran’s private sector has poured around $120m in developing Iran’s northern port of Amirabad, according to Seyyed Ali Naeemi,…
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Israel faces falling off the boxport map
Cairo: Israel risks falling off the container map unless it hastens new ports construction, according to research by the Shipping…
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EU to lift Iran oil ban
Brussels: The European Union will lift a ban on insuring Iranian oil for a period of six months starting January…
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Nakilat makes landmark LNG fuel shift
Doha: Qatari shipping company Nakilat and Qatari LNG producers Qatargas and RasGas Company Limited have agreed with engine manufacturer MAN…
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Drydocks World to build world’s largest jack-up rig
Dubai: A month ago Drydocks World trumpeted the signing of a letter of intent with Offshore Innovation Management to construct…
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Jordan keen to push ahead with Basra-Aqaba pipeline
Dubai: Jordan wants to press ahead rapidly with a pipeline project linking Basra in Iraq with the Jordanian port of…
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EU to extend counter-piracy efforts off Somalia through to 2016
Brussels: A site dedicated to covering EU policies has reported that the EU is about to announce plans to extend…
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Oman Drydock lays down LNG marker
Muscat: The Oman Drydock Company (ODC), one of the Middle East’s newest and biggest shipyards, has revealed details of its…
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Emerald Maritime shines in India
Dubai: Emerald Maritime, a Dubai based dry bulk owner, has stepped up its plans to grow its bulk cargo export-import…
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Skuld warns on Libyan voyages
Cairo: Scandinavian P&I Club, Skuld has warned its members to comply with all Libyan laws and to be extremely careful…
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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…
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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…
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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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Qatar has region’s highest valued fleet: VesselsValue.com
Doha: Qatar has the region’s highest valued fleet, according to statistics just released by VesselsValue.com. The Qatari merchant fleet is…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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