Middle East
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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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Fire onboard Israeli boxship
Cairo: Navy forces were able to control a massive fire in a ship before crossing the Suez Canal coming from…
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Thuraya boss discusses maritime comms priorities
Dubai: The ceo of UAE telecoms giant, Thuraya, is the focus of today’s profile on our sister site, Maritime CEO.…
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Tankers sitting idle as Libyan oil protests continue
Cairo: Protests by guards at the Libyan port of Harega have hampered efforts to kick start oil exports through the…
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DP World favourite to win second Sokhna concession
Cairo: Local media suggest Dubai terminal operator DP World is the odds on favourite to win the contract to run…
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ASRY looks to transform
Dubai: Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) confirmed that its strategy focused on converting its dry dock capacity, which…
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New box terminal to open in Beirut
Cairo: A new container terminal is due to start operations at the Port of Beirut next month. The chairman of…
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Partial resumption of Libyan oil exports
Cairo: The Libyan Oil Corporation announced on Thursday the lifting of force majeure status at the ports of Marsa Brega…
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Sino-American forces to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden
Dubai: Chinese and American navies started on Saturday their second joint manouvre to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden.…
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Customs areas to be split off in Saudi ports
Doha: The Saudi Ports Authority is to separate customs areas in Jeddah Islamic Port and King Abdul Aziz Port in…
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Bahri mulls bond issuance
Doha: The National Shipping Co of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) is considering a debut Islamic bond issue to help refinance debt…
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Fire put out at Kuwaiti refinery
Dubai: Kuwait National Petroleum Company a fire that broke out yesterday in Port Abdullah refinery as a result of an…
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Libyan port of Marsa Brega to resume oil exports soon
Cairo: A shipping source has said that the Libyan port of Marsa Brega may restart oil shipments in the next…
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Raft of port projects in Iraq
Doha: The Iraqi Ministry of Transport has said that local ports "will not suffer from the crisis of goods storage…
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