Middle East
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Gulf Navigation fails in bid to take over Atlantic Navigation
Dubai-based Gulf Navigation has not followed through with its move to acquire a majority stake in struggling OSV operator Atlantic…
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India blacklists UAE firms with a history of crew abandonment
India has blacklisted a number of UAE-based crew agents and shipping lines, which have abandoned crew over the last couple…
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DP World secures 30-year concession for Congo port
Port operator DP World has won a 30-year concession for the management and development of a multi-purpose port project in…
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UAE blacklists local owner over crew abandonment
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has taken action against another shipowner with a history of abandoning crews. The locally based…
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DP World buys giant Mumbai warehousing company
Dubai terminal operator DP World and Indian sovereign wealth fund National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) are paying $400m to…
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KOTC orders VLCC at Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry
State-owned Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) has signed a shipbuilding contract with China’s CSIC-affiliated Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry for the…
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Simatech takes its largest ever ship on charter
Simatech has fixed the largest ship it has ever taken on charter. The Dubai line has taken the 8,814 teu…
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IRISL set to take on its largest boxship
Hafiz Darya Arya Shipping (HDASCO), a subsidiary of Iranian containerline IRISL, will take delivery of the first of four 14,500…
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Nakilat and Maran Gas expand joint venture to 15 vessels
Maran Nakilat, the joint venture established between Qatar’s Nakilat and Greek owner Maran Gas, has expanded from 13 to 15 vessels. …
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Polarcus completes financial restructuring
Offshore survey specialist Polarcus has announced that all conditions for the company’s restructuring have now been completed following the issuing…
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Conditions now deadly on abandoned chemical tanker off Tunisia
The master of the chemical tanker has contacted Splash with details of another shocking case of crew abandonment. The ship…
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DP World’s Djibouti contract scrapped
A diplomatic spat has erupted in the Middle East with Dubai terminal operator DP World accusing the government of Djibouti…
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Simatech in for Wenchong container orders
UAE-based boxship operator Simatech Shipping has signed an LOI for two plus two tier III 2,800 teu ships at Guangzhou…
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Tank cleaning under the spotlight off Fujairah
Tankers passing by the port of Fujairah in the UAE have been warned authorities are on the look out for…
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Giant new Saudi yard to make a splash at Posidonia
Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s state oil company, and its partners Lamprell, the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) and…
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Wan Hai returning to the Red Sea
Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines is making a return the Red Sea after a nine-year absence. The carrier has entered into…
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Stena Drilling secures drillship contract from Energean Israel
Stena Drilling has been awarded a contract by Israel’s Energean Oil & Gas for drillship . The drillship will conduct…
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Japan and South Korea on alert for Sanchi oil spill
As the oil spill caused by the sinking of NITC tanker Sanchi in the East China Sea continues to spread,…
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Gulf Navigation moves to take over Atlantic Navigation
Fast expanding Gulf Navigation from Dubai has moved to acquire a majority stake in struggling OSV operator Atlantic Navigation Holdings.…
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Sanchi oil spill continues to spread
It has been almost a fortnight days since the NITC tanker Sanchi sank in the East China Sea after an…
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