April 23rd, 20190Qatar's state-run energy group Qatar Petroleum has issued an invitation to tender for what will become the largest LNG carrier newbuilding program in history to support...
April 23rd, 20192The Trump administration yesterday announced that it will not renew exemptions granted last year to buyers of Iranian oil, including China, India, Japan, South Korea and...
April 23rd, 20191Regular Splash contributor Santosh Patil questions why the world’s most important region for shipping is so quiet on the international stage when it comes to the key...
April 23rd, 20190Two-year-old Dubai Navigation Corp (DNC) has just taken on a trio of ships from Viken Shipping, marking a strategic move into the tanker sector. The shipowner moved...
April 23rd, 20190Khor Al Zubair Shipping, the shipping unit of UAE-based oil and gas trading firm KASCO Group, has acquired the 1998-built suexmax tanker from Greek owner Maran...
April 23rd, 20190Gulf International Services subsidiary Gulf Drilling International has been awarded a three-year drilling contract with North Oil Company for 2014-built jackup rig...
April 22nd, 20190As Saudi Aramco’s clientele increasingly faces east, its fleet needs are expected to change dramatically from dirty to clean tankers, according to the latest report...
April 17th, 20190In an important blockchain breakthrough for liner shipping, Maersk has found another rival to sign up to TradeLens, its platform launched last year with IBM. Israeli...
April 17th, 20190UAE-based petroleum and chemical shipping and logistics firm Tristar Group has confirmed orders for six newbuild 25,000 dwt product tankers at South Korea’s Hyundai...
April 10th, 20190Dubai has slid out of the top ten container ports rankings, its position usurped by yet another fast rising Chinese city. Dubai, home to Jebel Ali, the flagship of...
April 5th, 20190Authorities in the UAE have wasted little time in dishing out fines to two companies involved in a dangerous collision off Fujairah 10 days ago. LNG carrier Aseem and...
April 5th, 20190The UAE Shipping Association is calling for banks to offer more financial support to local shipowners. Tahir Lakhani, first vice chairman of UAE Shipping Association,...
April 3rd, 20190Dubai Navigation, the Lakhani family's shipowning unit, is looking to take advantage of current low prices in the sale and purchase market to acquire more tanker...
April 3rd, 20190A Chinese yard is pressing ahead with what will become the world’s largest LNG carrier, dwarfing even the existing Qatari Q-Maxes that have dominated the gas trades...
April 3rd, 20191DP World has ventured way beyond its terminal operating roots as this in-depth feature for Maritime CEO magazine assesses. Gone are the days where global terminal...
April 1st, 20190Subsea 7 and Larsen & Tubro’s L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering have been awarded in consortium two contracts by Saudi Aramco for conventional projects in shallow...
March 29th, 20190Dubai-headquartered Shelf Drilling has secured a three-year contract extension from Saudi Aramco for 1981-built jackup rig . The contract is in direct continuation...
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