Middle East
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Boardroom shuffle at UASC
Dubai: Fast expanding containerline United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has announced the appointment of Dr Nabeel Al-Amudi as the new…
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CMA CGM vessel to call at Iran next month
Dubai: Iran’s release from its onerous sanctions is seeing the world’s containerlines rush to call at the Middle Eastern state.…
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21 dead in Nile collision
Cairo: An unidentified cargo ship collided with a passenger vessel on the Nile late last night killing 21 people who…
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Armoured vehicles bound for Libya seized from roro ship in Greece
Athens: Greek customs have seized 16 armoured vehicles from a roro carrier stopped at the port of Keratsini, allegedly bound for Khalid…
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Expanded Suez Canal begins trial operations
Athens: Trial operations will begin on the new Suez Canal expansion project this Saturday, before the new channel is officially inaugurated on…
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Suez alert: the terrorist threat to shipping
Kevin Doherty from Nexus Consulting warns authorities in Egypt are covering up a severe terrorist threat to shipping. The UN…
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More ships attacked off Libya
Cairo: An unidentified cargo ship was sunk and another attacked yesterday near the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, according to…
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ADNOC orders nine AHTSs at Sinopacific
Athens: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has placed an ordered with China’s Sinopacific Shipbuilding for nine anchor handling tug supply…
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Diego Aponte in Tehran looking at post-sanctions opportunities
Dubai: Wasting little time to capitalise on the lifting of sanctions against Iran, Diego Aponte, the ceo of Mediterranean Shipping…
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Milaha boss Al-Hetmi to retire
Doha: Qatari maritime conglomerate Milaha has announced today that president and ceo, Khalifa Ali Al-Hetmi, will retire in September. Al-Hetmi…
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Livestock carrier sinks in Gulf of Aden
Dubai: A livestock carrier has sunk off the coast of the Gulf of Aden with all animals perishing and two…
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Tanker bound for Libya risks being impounded
Cairo: The standoff between Libya and tankers calling at the North African country continues with more threats for ships with…
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Qatari rig keels over
Doha: A sheered jack up leg saw a 2014-built Qatari accommodation rig keel over on Sunday. The Rumailah, owned by…
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Egyptian authorities arrest Suez Canal bomb plot suspects
Cairo: Just hours after Splash reported that Islamic State is intending to target the newly expanded Suez Canal, reports have emerged…
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Islamic State targets the Suez Canal’s big reopening
Cairo: Today marks exactly one month until the official opening of the newly expanded Suez Canal, and sources in Cairo,…
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Ro-ro vessel goes down off Egyptian port of Safaga
Cairo: Egyptian ro-ro cargo vessel Taba (3,133 dwt, built 1985) capsized in the Red Sea around 20nm from Safaga Port…
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Qatar Shipping buys two large LNG carriers
Athens: Qatar Shipping Company, part of Milaha, has acquired the remaining 60% interests in two LNG carriers for an undisclosed sum from…
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Bahri exercises options for five VLCCs at Hyundai Samho
Dalian: The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has announced that it has signed a contract with Hyundai Samho…
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Iranian P&I clubs get one-year extension from India
Athens: India has granted a one-year extension to its approval of two Iranian P&I clubs covering boxships and tankers calling…
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Polarcus sells seismic projects to TGS
Oslo: TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) has signed a letter of intent with Oslo-listed seismic vessel operator Polarcus to acquire multi-client…
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