Middle East
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Dubai on track for 450,000 cruise passengers by 2015
Dubai: Yesterday Dubai welcomed RCCL’s giant Mariner of the Seas cruiseship which was en route to Singapore and China. Following…
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New Red Sea port mapped out
Cairo: Maj. Gen. Mohamed Abdel Kader Gaballah, head of the Red Sea Ports Authority, said that the new project of…
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Plans for congested Dammam
Doha: A new area to be created by reclamation has been designated for outbound cargo at the crowded Saudi port…
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Saudi navy takes the lead against piracy
Doha: Saudi naval forces have been coordinating with border guards and other stakeholders regarding information related to maritime piracy in…
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Netanyahu takes aim at unions with private Med port plans
Cairo: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would issue a tender soon to build a privately run…
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Sharjah repair facility ready in early 2014
Dubai: A ship repair facility on Sharjah’s eastern seaboard will be up and running in early 2014. Initially the yard…
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Shipbreaking set for the UAE
Dubai: Abu Dhabi-based marine contractor Khamis Al Rumaithy is mulling an entry into green shipbreaking. "We are looking at a…
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Port Sultan Qaboos set for cruise transformation
Muscat: The Minister of Transport and Communications in Oman Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Salim al Futaisi, announced yesterday plans to…
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Turkey and Egypt agree to an Iran’s OPEC alternative
Cairo: Egypt and Turkey have agreed on an Iranian proposal calling for establishing an organization of ‘Petrochemical Producing Countries’ similar…
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Abu Dhabi April throughput jumps 20%
Dubai: Khalifa’s entrance to the global ports map is having an impact. Abu Dhabi Ports witnessed an increase of 20%…
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Qatar – Egypt gas deal on hold
Cairo: Turkey’s Anatolia news agency quoted sources close to the minister of Egyptian petroleum and mineral resources Sharif Haddara…
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Harris Pye opens in Dubai
Dubai: Harris Pye has opened a new company in Jumeirah Lakes Towers in Dubai. The company was established to centralise…
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GEM gets new president
Dubai: Khalifa Abdullah Al Rumaithi, head of investment portfolio management at International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC), owned by the Abu…
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Government earmarks $20m for Aqaba
Cairo: The Jordanian government has decided to contribute in the financing of the new port of Aqaba and specifically its…
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Iran’s first export aframax nearly ready
Dubai: The managing director of Iran Marine Industrial Company, an affiliate of Sadra group of companies, Salman Zarbi announced that…
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Int’l naval coalition must stay or else piracy will return
London: In a fascinating, in depth interview with one of the world’s most experienced maritime security professionals our sister site…
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Here comes the bride: MCL welcomes first of four replacements
Dubai: Mag Bride, the first of four replacement vessels for UAE-based MAG Container Lines (MCL), left from Sharjah on its…
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Aden welcomes CMA CGM
Dubai: Aden port received today a vessel belonging to French shipping line CMA CGM, which is working with Taiwan’s Evergreen…
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Korean financing for Saudi petrochemical complex
Doha: The Export-Import Bank of South Korea will provide $400m to the Sadara project, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco,…
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Trucking fees fall in Abu Dhabi
Dubai: Trucking prices fell from Abu Dhabi ports by about 30% during the first four months of this year. The…
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