Middle East
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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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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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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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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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Somali piracy incidents disappear
Dubai: On a constant decline since 2011, latest statistics from the United States Office of Naval Intelligence show that no…
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Said Rajee port renovations complete
Dubai: Repair works at the berths of Iran’s Said Rajee port have been completed. The port had been in decline…
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Egypt to use Sumed pipeline for internal distribution
Cairo: Diesel storage stations with a capacity of 200,000 tonnes are being built by the Arabian Company for Petroleum Pipes…
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First petrochemical exports leave King Abdullah Port
Doha: Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Company (Petro Rabigh) exported Sunday the first shipment of petrochemical products from King Abdullah Port,…
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Libya warns against tanker calls to east of the country
Cairo: Libya has once again warned companies against buying any crude offered by sepratists who have been in control of…
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Trio of nations to develop Chabahar port
Dubai: Plans to develop the port of Chabahar in eastern Iran are developing. The port, which Afghanistan and India have…
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Mamish’s tenure as canal boss renewed
Cairo: Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour has renewed the tenure of Lt Gen Mohab Mamish as chairman of the Suez…
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Tender for Doha port
Doha: A tender has gone out for infrastructure companies to bid for various port buildings, landscaping and infrastructure at Doha’s…
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Port planned for Somaliland
Dubai: The republic of Somaliland is finalizing a huge port investment, boosting its efforts to serve as a trade hub…
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Fujairah seeks investors for expansion
Dubai: Fujairah is seeking investors to extend the port by 500 m into the sea to to construct further oil-related…
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Pipeline blockade threat in Libya
Cairo: Striking Libyan oil guards have threatened to cut off gas supplies to Tripoli unless they are paid in the…
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Nakilat yards secure financing
Doha: Two Nakilat shipyard joint ventures, Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) and Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) have secured a…
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Yemen pipeline hit by bomb
Doha: Yemeni tribesmen blew up a pipeline in the eastern Hadramawt province, disrupting oil flow two days after they seized an Oil…
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