Middle East
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Bomb explodes at Umm Qasr
Dubai: A truck bomb exploded in the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr on Saturday. Jabbar al-Saadi, head of the security…
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Libyan oil strike abates, tanker loaded
Cairo: Ras Lanuf refinery in Libya has seen the loading of its first tanker since the start of labour unrest…
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Efforts to improve box flow at Aqaba
Cairo: The Director General of Jordanian Customs has said that port authorities at Aqaba are working to find land space…
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Peter Ford to lead Gulftainer’s international expansion
Dubai: Peter Ford, who after 17 years with APM Terminals is stepping down as head of the Port of Salalah,…
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Höegh LNG bids for Gulf work
Oslo: The president and ceo of Höegh LNG, Sveinung J.S. Støhle, is looking for business in the Gulf. “We are…
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‘Uncertainty’ over the future of struggling Gulf Navigation
Dubai: The latest interim results from struggling Dubai-listed Gulf Navigation Holdings suggest the company is standing right on the edge…
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Diplomatic fracas as Iran detains Indian tanker
Mumbai: Local media in India report that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has detained an Indian ship carrying oil…
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Suez Canal security raised to ‘extreme emergency’ level
Cairo: With extreme violence breaking out across the nation ship calls to Egyptian ports have been reported as normal. Meanwhile,…
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Khasab port plans under the spotlight
Muscat: A meeting was held in Musandam governorate between public and private bodies to try and determine the future plans…
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Praise for Nakilat’s ‘stable’ operations
Doha: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Qatar Gas Transport Company’s (Nakilat) bonds at ‘A+’/’A-’ with stable outlook. The rating affirmations reflect…
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Drydocks World delivers world’s first modular capture vessel
Dubai: Drydocks World announced on Tuesday that the world’s first Modular Capture Vessel (MCV) Eagle Texas had departed from its…
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Bahrain gets direct US west coast link
Doha: APM Terminals Bahrain, the operators of Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP), yesterday welcomed an inaugural Hanjin/NYK service which gives…
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Dubai hosting counter piracy gathering
Dubai: The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, global ports operator DP World and Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) announce they…
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Minefields around Eilat cleared
Cairo: An operation to clear minefields near Israel's Red Sea port of Eilat has been successfully completed. The Mine Clearing…
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Protests in Damietta
Cairo: A number of workers in Damietta Port Authority will organize several days of protest in the coming period after…
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Haifa port gaining business at expense of Syria
Cairo: The Israeli port of Haifa recently witnessed sustained traffic of Turkish and Jordanian commercial trucks, as a substitute…
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Further security along the Suez Canal
Cairo: Security along the Suez Canal was ratcheted up yesterday as well as along neighbouring roads with an intense…
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Port of Safaga set for upgrade
Cairo: Dr Ahmed Galal, Egypt’s Minister of Finance, confirmed that the ministry will soon finish technical studies for the seven…
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Eilat port closed amid terrorist threat
Cairo: Voice of Israel website stressed that the precautionary action taken by Israel to close Eilat port yesterday came upon…
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Aqaba port struggling to handle thousands of pilgrims
Cairo: The number of pilgrims stuck in the port of Aqaba, having failed to find ferry bookings post-Ramadan, is an…
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