Middle East
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Further reports of terrorist attempts on ships at Suez Canal
Cairo: Two Egyptian news websites have further reports of so-called terrorist attempts on ships transiting the Suez Canal. Misr Al…
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Ince expands in Dubai
Dubai: Ince & Co has moved to larger premises as business continues to pick up in the region. The international…
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UASC’s giant boxships will be ‘LNG ready’
Oslo: United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) landmark order for giant 18,000 teu class boxships to be built at Korea’s Hyundai…
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Cosco Asia ‘struck by RPG’, new security advice offered
Alexandria: The head of American security firm, Nexus Consulting, has said the Cosco Asia, which came under attack over the…
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Suez security tight
Cairo: Egyptian authorities have strengthened security measures to secure the Suez Canal after stopping an attack on the Chinese boxship,…
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Ships hit Yemeni quays
Dubai: A couple of Yemeni ports were hit by ships in the past couple of days. A tanker hit a…
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Teams fight Maersk Kampala fire
Cairo: Abdul Rahim Mustafa, a director at the Red Sea Ports Authority, said on Sunday that six containers onboard of…
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Cosco ship targeted by ‘terrorists’: Suez Canal boss
Cairo: Following Friday’s fire on two containers on the foredeck of the Maersk Kampala to the south of the Suez…
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Oman gas merger starts operations
Muscat: Today is the first day of the newly merged entity between Oman Gas and Qalhat Gas. The merged entity,…
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Khalifa anniversary celebrations
Dubai: The Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), and Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) are today celebrating the first entire year of…
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New Egyptian line proposed
Cairo: Egypt is looking at creating another state-run maritime company. The aim of the shipping line will be to carry…
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Fire onboard Maersk Kampala south of Suez
Cairo: Maersk Line has suffered another calamity around the Suez Canal, a few months after the Emma Maersk ran into…
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Tanker insurance could leap 45% if Syria strikes proceed
Doha: Any military intervention into Syria could see insurance premiums for tankers leap by as much as 45%, a leading…
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UASC firms giant boxship order
Dubai: United Arab Shipping Company has sealed its much touted big order for 10 giant ships. Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries…
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DP World profit grows despite volume decline
Dubai: Offloading its assets in Hong Kong in March helped make up for a decline in throughput and keep DP…
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Ship carrying car bombs sinks by Umm Qasr port
Dubai: Eleven days on from a car bomb that injured four at the port, an Iranian captain sank his vessel…
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Libyan oil production down by 50%
Cairo: Libyan Oil Minister Abdul Bary Arousi said on Tuesday that Libya's production of oil is still less than half…
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Oman to import Iranian gas
Dubai: The news service of the Iranian Ministry of Energy said on Tuesday that Iran signed a memorandum of understanding…
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Tanker loading at Marsa Brega amid Libyan oil tension
Cairo: AIS live ship tracking data showed that the first tanker was loaded with crude oil successfully in the Libyan…
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Repairs of Kuwaiti refinery will take another 3 weeks
Dubai: A spokesman for the Kuwaiti National Petroleum Company said on Monday that it is expected that renovations at the…
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