Middle East
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KOTC offloads four older tankers
Dubai: As part of its fleet renewal plan Kuwait Oil Tanker Co (KOTC) has sold four older MR product…
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Investigations into sunken dock
Doha: Investigators are looking into how a floating dry dock used for ship repair could have sunk on Friday. The…
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Terror plot at Algerian port foiled
Cairo: Local media in Algeria reported yesterday that security services had foiled a "big" terrorist plot to attack an important…
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Somali president discusses piracy issue in Dubai
Dubai: The third annual conference to combat maritime piracy was opened in Dubai yesterday with the Somali President Hassan Sheikh…
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Maritime CEO magazine launches with $1bn exclusive
Singapore: The launch issue of Maritime CEO magazine is available online from today packed with exclusive profiles, market commentary, economic…
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Giant Jubail refinery up and running
Doha: The $8.5bn joint venture between Saudi Aramco and France's Total, the Saudi Jubail refinery, with a capacity of 400,000…
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Fire on Thai ship at Jeddah
Dubai: Firefighters fought late into the night yesterday to put a fire on a Thai ship in the Saudi port…
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Authorities take further measures in Suez clamp down
Cairo: In further crackdowns along the key waterway all fishing has been banned in the Suez Canal while the majority…
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No improvement in Libyan port strikes
Cairo: The president of the union for the Libyan oil and gas sector, Louay Daoud, confirmed in a statement today…
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Iraqi Oil Tanker Company in the market for a newbuild
Dubai: Iraqi Oil Tanker Company (IOTC) is in the market for 9,000 dwt product tanker, sources within the firm tell…
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Bimco pours cold water on Suez terror attacks
Copenhagen: The world’s largest shipowning body, Bimco, has moved to throw cold water on the hot topic of Suez Canal…
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As monsoon season lifts, IMB warns on piracy
Kuala Lumpur: The International Maritime Bureau has warned masters transiting the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden to be…
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UASC and CSCL form intra-Asia service
Dubai: UASC has teamed up with its increasingly close container ally China Shipping to offer a new weekly service covering…
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Tech deployed on the ground and in the air to secure Suez
Cairo: Sources within the army say that a new network of motion sensitive cameras, equipped with night vision, have been…
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Hodeidah set for giant port expansion
Doha: The Port of Hodeidah will see the largest expansion in its history costing around $703m. The port, which is…
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Iraq pipeline to Aqaba on the drawing board
Dubai: Iraq is negotiating with 12 international companies to complete an oil pipeline to the port of Aqaba in Jordan.…
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Huge fire at Dammam port now under control
Doha: The Civil Defense in Sharqia region spent the whole of Saturday trying to put out a huge fore…
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Iran frees Indian tanker
Dubai: Iran released an Indian oil tanker that was detained last month, because of concerns related to pollution, to…
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Suez Canal attacks proliferate
Cairo: The intentional downplaying of terrorist activity in and around the Suez Canal by local authorities in the past six…
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Group behind Cosco Asia attack promises more Suez strikes
Cairo: The group behind Saturday’s RPG attack on the Cosco Asia containership transiting the Suez Canal has promised more…
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