Middle East
Pereira returns at the helm of his own company
Dubai: Well known media sales executive Trevor Pereira is back, taking the helm of his own company, Flagship Events out…
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Flagship Events: Return of a famous name in Middle East sales
Dubai: He’s one of the best-known names in sales in the Middle East. ‘I didn’t notice how much lighter my…
Read More » Seafarers freed after nearly four years in captivity
Dubai: Seafarers on a ship hijacked by Somali pirates nearly four years ago were finally released on Saturday, bringing to…
Read More »BAM completes Aqaba berths
Muscat: BAM International, the operating company of Royal BAM Group active outside of Europe, and its local partner MAG, have…
Read More »UAE to the fore at Posidonia
Athens: The United Arab Emirates has big maritime ambitions as it became evident this week at the world’s most prestigious…
Read More »Oman Drydock secures GTT licence
Athens: Oman Drydock Company’s (ODC) plans to become a leader in LNG ship repair have been bolstered with Gaztransport &…
Read More »UAE port worker accused of spying
Dubai: An employee at one of the UAE’s ports has been arrested on charges of spying for another country. The…
Read More »Topaz signs multi-million dollar deal with Viking
Dubai: Marine and fire safety equipment specialist Viking Life – Saving Equipment and Topaz Energy and Marine, an offshore support vessel…
Read More »ADPC launches ‘Eye in the Sky’ cameras
Dubai: Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has launched its new high security ’Eye in the Sky’ cameras on 1 June.…
Read More »Nakilat takes over management of its first LNG vessel
Doha: Qatari shipowner Nakilat has taken over the full ship management and operations of its first LNG vessel, the QFlex…
Read More »Gulf participation at Posidonia up by 200 percent
Athens: Posidonia 2014 kicks off this week with a record showing from the Middle East. The world’s most famous shipping…
Read More »Khalifa to get cold storage centre
Abu Dhabi: Spinneys, one of the UAE’s leading fresh food supermarket chains , has broken ground in the Khalifa Industrial…
Read More »Hariga to reopen tomorrow
Cairo: Hariga oil port in Tobruk will reopen tomorrow, provided that the Petroleum Facility Guards (PFG) are compensated for unpaid…
Read More »Basra gets nod to handle food shipments
Dubai: NAWAH Port Management (NPM), a business unit of North America Western Asia Holdings, announced that it has been granted…
Read More »Yemen joins WTO, vows to reinvigorate Aden port
Geneva: Yemen joined the World Trade Organisation this week and is adamant that it can now move ahead and transform…
Read More »Q-Flexes head to Kuwait
Doha: Qatargas and Kuwait Petroleum have executed an agreement to supply Kuwait with liquefied natural gas in 2014. Under the…
Read More »Corruption scandal hits Ashdod port
Cairo: A corruption scandal has engulfed the Israeli port of Ashdod with 15 suspects including union chairman Alon Hassan arrested…
Read More »Damietta port tender launched
Cairo: Egypt’s Damietta Port Authority has floated a tender for a build, operate and transfer (BOT) contract for a new…
Read More »Bunkering services to be offered at Duqm
Muscat: Oman Oil Marketing Company (OOMC) is set to complete the design phase on its bunkering facility at the central…
Read More »Financing secured for two UASC newbuilds
Dubai: Fast growing containerline United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has concluded a bilateral facility worth $190m with Burgan Bank’s Corporate…
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