Middle East
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Gulf Marine Services awarded new contract extensions as debt talks continue
UAE-based lifeboat owner Gulf Marine Services has been awarded two contract extensions for two K-Class vessels totalling 13 months. The…
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Polarcus awarded 3D project in Asia Pacific
Dubai-based offshore survey firm Polarcus has received a letter of award for providing 3D seismic data acquisition services in Asia…
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Saudi Arabia announces four new oil and gas fields
Saudi Arabia has announced that the country’s national oil and gas group Saudi Aramco has discovered four new oil and gas…
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DP World to build $1bn port in Senegal
Dubai-based port operator DP World has entered into an agreement with the government of Senegal to develop a deep water…
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Shelf Drilling sells jackup rig to Adnoc
UAE-based jackup rig operator Shelf Drilling has entered into an agreement to sell its 2019-built jackup rig to Adnoc Drilling.…
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Explosive-laden boat cited in Jeddah tanker attack
Saudi Arabia has said an explosive-laden boat was used in yesterday’s attack on Hafnia’s LR tanker at a Saudi Aramco…
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Hafnia tanker at Jeddah becomes latest mine victim
, a Singapore-flagged LR1 product tanker belonging to the fleet of Hafnia, has been hit from an “external source” whilst…
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S’hail Shipping adds another bulker to MaruKlav pool
S’hail Shipping has placed a sixth vessel into MaruKlav’s Baumarine Pool, adding the 2007-built panamax bulker which it recently acquired…
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Lebanon’s prime minister charged in connection with deadly port blast
Lebanon’s lead investigator into the massive port explosion that rocked Beirut on August 4 has charged outgoing prime minister Hassan…
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ZIM’s Eli Glickman discusses shipping’s new normal in latest Maritime CEO magazine
2020’s final Maritime CEO issue sees Eli Glickman, CEO of Israeli carrier ZIM, on the cover. Glickman has presided over…
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ADNOC orders VLCC trio at DSME
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a KRW282bn ($257m) order to build three VLCCs for Abu Dhabi National…
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Boskalis brings in P&O vessel for offshore wind projects in Taiwan
Dutch subsea and dredging firm Boskalis is adding the 2019-built multipurpose offshore construction vessel to its fleet. The vessel will…
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Global Feeder Shipping linked to another boxship buy
Dubai-based Global Feeder Shipping (GFS) has added to its fleet with the acquisition of another containership, according to brokers. Both…
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Global Feeder Shipping swoops for another Arkas boxship
Dubai-based Global Feeder Shipping (GFS) has announced the acquisition of 2003-built 2,681 teu boxship . The vessel was acquired from…
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Greek aframax tanker hit by explosive device in Saudi Arabia
The Maltese-flagged aframax tanker vessel , operated by George Economou’s TMS Tankers, was reportedly struck by an explosive device at…
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Suez Canal slashes tolls in half for laden VLCCs heading from Europe to Asia
With tanker rates looking dire for the winter and beyond, the Suez Canal Authority has taken the decision to slash…
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Two customs officials charged over deadly Beirut port blast
A Lebanese prosecutor has filed charges against current and former customs officials over the deadly explosion at the Port of…
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Uniper Energy and Neutral Fuels team up to provide biofuels at Fujairah
German energy firm Uniper Energy, through its marine fuel unit Uniper Energy DMCC (UED), has formed a partnership with UAE-based…
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Greek boxship scythes into grounded Iranian vessel off Batam
The 5,576 teu containership grounded off Batam in Indonesia on Sunday, scything into another grounded boxship, new videos show. The…
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Qatar Airways unveils industry-first Mariner Lounge at Hamad International Airport
The airline that has ferried more seafarers around the world than any other during the pandemic has gone an extra…
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