Middle East
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Rickmers representative allowed to visit Maersk Tigris crew
San Francisco: A representative of Singapore-based Rickmers Shipmanagement was allowed on board the seized containership Maersk Tigris to see the…
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Topaz Energy and Marine fixes $550m facility
Dubai: Middle Eastern OSV operator Topaz Energy and Marine has secured a new $550m facility. The facility is arranged over…
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Maersk reveals Maersk Tigris seizure likely over ten-year old case
Copenhagen: Maersk has revealed this morning that following a meeting with the Ports & Maritime Organization in Iran and based…
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Maersk unaware of unresolved claims in Iran as Maersk Tigris standoff continues
Singapore: Maersk Tigris and its crew of 24 remain under Iranian custody at Shahid Bahonar Port in the Strait of…
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Höegh LNG FSRU commences operations in Egypt
Oslo: Höegh LNG has said that floating storage and regasification unit Höegh Gallant has commenced commercial operations at the LNG…
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Rickmers Shipmanagement making “every effort” to secure release of Maersk Tigris
Singapore: Rickmers Shipmanagement has told Splash that it is making “every effort” to secure the release of the Maersk Tigris.…
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Rickmers Shipmanagement denies Iranian claims over Maersk Tigris seizure
Singapore: Rickmers Shipmanagement has denied claims by Iranian authorities that the Maersk Tigris containership was detained yesterday because the company…
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Oman seeks VLCC for floating storage
Muscat: Oman Tank Terminal Company (OTTCO) will tender for a VLCC to become a floating storage unit later this year,…
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Iranian military fires at and seizes Maersk Tigris
Copenhagen: Iranian military fired warning shots at the Maersk Tigris in the Persian Gulf yesterday, before seizing the vessel in Iranian…
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Caramin Petroeum, Makamin Offshore and Petro Allied in three-way hook-up
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian oil and gas engineering specialist, Caramin Petroleum, has announced that subsidiary Caramin Engineering Services has entered into…
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Iran and Oman form shipping joint venture
Muscat: Local Iranian media reports that Iran and Oman are forming a shipping line together to move cargoes from Iran’s…
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OneSubsea wins multimillion-dollar contract to provide systems for BP offshore Egypt
Houston: Innovative joint venture OneSubsea has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to supply subsea systems for the BP West Nile…
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Bahri inking deal for up to 10 VLCCs with Hyundai Heavy
Seoul: Bahri, Saudi Arabia’s tanker giant, is lining up an order for up an order for up to 10 tankers…
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Two ships run aground along the Suez Canal
Cairo: Two ships ran aground along the Suez Canal on Saturday morning in dense mist causing lengthy delays on the…
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Concern over oil storage shortages
Dubai: Certain parts of the world are facing acute shortages in oil storage, notably China, a port executive from the…
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Warships searching cargo vessels off Yemen could cause food shortages
London: Personnel from Saudi-led coalition warships are searching at least five cargo ships for weapons off Yemen, which could lead…
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Ships banned from calling in Yemen
Dubai: Shipowner body BIMCO has warned that navigation in Yemen’s territorial waters has been banned and ships are not allowed…
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USCG demands tighter security from ships arriving from Libya
London: Ships arriving in the US that have docked in Libya within their last five port calls will be subject to…
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Qatar Navigation in talks with UACC on tanker merger
Doha: Another tanker giant is forming in the Middle East with news Qatar Navigation (Milaha) has opened talks with United…
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Ships shun Yemen as much of Aden is torched
Dubai: International shipping is giving Yemen a wide berth as the nation descends into chaos, with much of its main…
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