Middle East
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Halliburton wins Energean contract off Israel
Houston-headquartered energy service giant Halliburton has been awarded an integrated services contract to execute a three to five well drilling…
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CMA CGM seals Abu Dhabi Ports terminal concession deal
Abu Dhabi Ports and French containerline CMA CGM have signed a 35-year concession deal which will see the establishment of…
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Penspen secures $70m in Middle East and Africa contracts
UK-based energy industry services company Penspen has recorded a highly successful year to date securing over $70m worth of new…
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DP World eyes the Arctic as ‘one of the last great trading routes in the world to be developed’
DP World will carry out a feasibility study with FESCO, Russia’s largest intermodal transport operator, on developing a new container…
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ADNOC to list drilling business in Abu Dhabi IPO
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is planning to sell 7.5% shares in its drilling unit on the Abu Dhabi…
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SIPG opens Haifa terminal
Israel opened a new $1.7bn terminal at the Port of Haifa yesterday. Operated by Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), the…
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Seaspan to order five more LNG-fuelled boxships for ZIM charter
Israeli carrier ZIM has exercised its option to enter into a long-term charter deal with Seaspan for five more 7,000…
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Egypt to build $4.34bn ‘Suez Canal on rails’
Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has signed a $4.34bn, 15-year contract with a consortium including Siemens Mobility, Orascom Construction…
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Noble to sell four jackups to ADES for $292m
Offshore driller Noble Corporation has struck a deal to sell four jackups to UAE-based offshore rig operator ADES International for…
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Columbia Shipmanagement ups its game in Saudi Arabia
Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has entered into a strategic joint venture with Khobar-based Spectrum Group. The new company, CSM Saudi Arabia,…
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Ever Given returns to Suez Canal
The giant boxship is back in the Suez Canal a little more than a month after it departed Egyptian waters,…
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OFCO expands fleet with seven OSVs
Offshore Support and Logistics Services Company (OFCO), jointly owned by Allianz Marine & Logistics Services (AMLS) and SAFEEN, Abu Dhabi…
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Fully automated container storage system makes first successful trial
DP World has completed testing of the Boxbay fully automated container storage system at its Jebel Ali terminal in Dubai,…
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P&O Maritime awarded AHTS contract by Dolphin Energy
DP World’s P&O Maritime Logistics has secured a long-term contract with Dolphin Energy in Qatar for the 2008-built anchor handling…
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ADNOC unit and Roll Group form heavylift alliance
ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC),…
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US imposes sanctions on Omani oil broker and VLCC for Iranian oil smuggling
The US Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on an Omani oil trader and a crude oil tanker accused of supporting…
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Egyptian green hydrogen project presses ahead
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cairo-based TAQA Power which will establish a pilot project…
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Shelf Drilling offloads jackup rig and scores several drilling deals
Dubai-headquartered offshore driller Shelf Drilling has reported a jackup sale and several new rig contracts and one extension in its…
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GMS flips its first VLCC
GMS, the world’s largest cash buyer of ships for recycling, always has an eye for an antique bargain. This week…
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US probe finds Iranian drone attacked Zodiac Maritime-operated tanker
An investigation led by the US Central Command has concluded that Iran was responsible for the deadly attack on the…
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