Middle East
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Dubai Navigation eyes more tanker acquisitions
Dubai Navigation, the Lakhani family’s shipowning unit, is looking to take advantage of current low prices in the sale and…
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Hudong-Zhonghua chases Qatari custom with record-breaking 270,000 cu m LNG design
A Chinese yard is pressing ahead with what will become the world’s largest LNG carrier, dwarfing even the existing Qatari…
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Outside port perimeters
DP World has ventured way beyond its terminal operating roots as this in-depth feature for Maritime CEO magazine assesses. Gone…
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Subsea 7 and L&T awarded Saudi Aramco contracts
Subsea 7 and Larsen & Tubro’s L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering have been awarded in consortium two contracts by Saudi Aramco for…
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Shelf Drilling jackup extended by Saudi Aramco for three years
Dubai-headquartered Shelf Drilling has secured a three-year contract extension from Saudi Aramco for 1981-built jackup rig . The contract is…
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GP Global to offer compliant fuel from next week
UAE-headquartered bunker provider GP Global is gearing to start offering 0.5% sulphur content fuel from next week. In a release…
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Angelicoussis and Nakilat add four more LNG carriers in Korea
John Angelicoussis is upping his gas ties with Qatar via his company Maran Ventures. He and Qatari gas shipping line…
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Telford Offshore awarded contracts for three vessels by Protexa
Dubai-based offshore services provider Telford Offshore has been awarded pipelaying and construction services contracts by Mexico’s Protexa. Protexa is chartering…
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Aswan swoops for another Japanese post-panamax bulker
Qatar limestone specialist Aswan Trading and Contracting has acquired another Japanese-built post-panamax bulker, according to brokers. Advanced Shipping & Trading…
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Sovcomflot to redeliver survey vessel to Polarcus
Dubai-based offshore survey company Polarcus has announced that Russia’s Sovcomflot has exercised an option for the redelivery of survey vessel ,…
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McDermott awarded Arabian Gulf EPCI contract
McDermott International has been awarded a contract in the Middle East for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services in…
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Topaz awarded contract extension for 12 vessels by BP
Dubai-based energy logitics operator Topaz Energy and Marine has been awarded contract extensions by BP for 12 of its vessels,…
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Cockett Group: IMO 2020 compliance guide launches today
Today sees the launch of a special IMO 2020 compliance guide published by sister title Maritime CEO in association with…
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Ship capsizes at Iranian port
Poor communication between staff offloading boxes onshore and onboard has been cited for yesterday’s dramatic capsizing and sinking of the…
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Asia Offshore Drilling secures jackup rig extension from Saudi Aramco
Asia Offshore Drilling has secured a three-year contract extension from Saudi Aramco for 2013-built jackup rig . The extension is…
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Bahri tanker allides with Taiwanese naval vessel in Keelung
Product tanker has allided with Taiwanese naval vessel Ning Yang at Keelung port on Saturday. The incident happened when the…
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Shelf Drilling sells elderly rig
UAE-based jackup drilling rig operator Shelf Drilling has sold its 1976-built jackup rig , the company revealed in its latest…
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Qatar offers cash to liners who give the UAE a miss
Qatar is looking to undermine throughput at nearby ports, using its financial muscle to lure liners in its ongoing spat…
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Israeli start-up heralds blockchain shipment from Belgium
Israel-based LogChain has completed a pilot blockchain shipment of beverages from Belgium, the latest in a sudden raft of blockchain…
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McDermott awarded pair of Marjan contracts by Saudi Aramco
Houston-based offshore services firm McDermott International has been awarded a pair of engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contracts by…
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