Middle East
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ADPC keen to invest overseas
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has plans to take a leaf out of neighbour DP World and…
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DP World profit hits $749m
Dubai: DP World managed a profit of $749m in 2012, up 10% year-on-year, following what chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem…
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Abu Dhabi gets new marine services firm
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC has launched a subsidiary for shipping into the emirate – ADPC Marine Services.…
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Protests hamper another Egyptian port
Cairo: Young unemployed men in Suez closed on Monday the main gate of the Bou Tawfiq Port in a protest…
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Livestock traders hit out at massive port bills
Dubai: Livestock traders in the Kingdom of Bahrain have hit out at the escalating fees forced upon them by ports…
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Transhipment on the wane as region welcomes direct calls
Dubai: The recent growth in container traffic to and from the Middle East is encouraging ocean carriers to replace transhipment…
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FIS opens in Dubai
London: FIS, the British broker of freight and commodity swaps, is opening an office in Dubai. “The move is in…
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ACT expanding as neighbours struggle
Aqaba: Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) in Jordan has completed the first part of the its planned second phase expansion. A…
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Aramco rents space from Vopak in Fujairah
Dubai: Saudi Aramco has rented space to store fuel in the port of Fujairah in the UAE, to support its…
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New gas field found in Qatar
Doha: Qatar Petroleum and Wintershall announced yesterday the discovery of a new field of natural gas in Region 4 North…
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Suez Canal is fully secured and navigation traffic is running normally
Cairo: Despite demonstrators disabling ferries between Port Said and Port Fouad for three hours General Mohab Mmich, head of the…
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DP World says Egyptian terminal ops back to normal
Cairo: DP World, which manages Sokhna Port on Egypt’s Red Sea, said that operations there are running normally despite the…
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Launch of Maritime CEO, the portal for top shipping insights
Singapore: Maritime CEO, the portal for leading shipping insights, officially launches this week. Brought to you by Asia Shipping…
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Intercargo worried about January 1 implementation of MARPOL Annex V
London: Intercargo, representing the interests of dry bulk shipowners and operators, has found a general lack of information and…
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Singapore selects Qatargas
Singapore: Singapore has concluded a deal witb Qatargas for its commissioning first ever LNG cargo. The fuel will arrive…
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Yangzijiang in Qatar jack-up deal
Doha: Jiangsu Yangzijiang Offshore Engineering is getting close to ink a deal with Qatar Investment Corporation to build a…
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Drydocks World gets closer to Indonesia
Jakarta: Dubai-based Drydocks World has signed a memorandum of understanding with PAL Indonesia aimed at mutual co-operation in "shipbuilding,…
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Aramco opens Asia headquarters in Beijing
Riyadh: One of the world’s largest oil and chemical producers Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) announced on Tuesday…
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