Egypt
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Europe
Petrojet and Rosetti Marino in talks for a new shipyard in Alexandria
Italy’s Rosetti Marino shipyard and Egyptian state-run EPC contractor Petrojet are in advanced discussions with a view to launching a…
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Asia
Vallianz secures work for four vessels worth $115m
Singapore OSV operator Vallianz Holdings has sealed long-term charters for four vessels valued at up to a total of $115m.…
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Europe
BP Egypt takes options on Deep Sea Supply PSV pair
John Fredriksen’s Deep Sea Supply has been awarded extensions by BP Egypt for PSVs Sea Spear and Sea Spark. The…
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Europe
DOF finds work in Egypt for pair of vessels
Norwegian offshore firm DOF has won two contracts with a large international contractor in Egypt for AHTS Skandi Saigon and…
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Operations
Islamabad seeks repatriation of 17 abandoned crew in Egypt
Pakistani authorities are working to get 17 crew, suffering awful conditions in Egypt, repatriated. The men, working on the Kuwaiti-flagged…
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Middle East
Naggar Shipping: ‘I’m crazy. Shipping is an addiction’
An interview with the eloquent, self-deprecating Sherine Naggar is never dull. The chairman of the Egyptian based, family controlled Naggar…
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Europe
Subsea 7 wins EPCI contract offshore Egypt
UK-headquartered subsea specialist Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Pharaonic, for work offshore Egypt in the Atoll field.…
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Middle East
Suez Canal negotiating radical pricing rethink
In a radical shift for its pricing mechanism, the Suez Canal Authority is in discussions with a number of the…
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Americas
Panama Canal says it won’t be drawn into price war
The administrator of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), Jorge Luis Quijano, says his organization will not be drawn into a…
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Europe
Saipem wins contract to develop ‘supergiant’ gas field in Egypt
Saipem has won the field development contract for the “supergiant” Zohr gas field, located in Egyptian waters in the Mediterranean…
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Containers
10,000-teu Maersk boxship grounding sparks delays along the Suez Canal
Traffic backed up on the Suez Canal yesterday as the 9,971-teu ran aground at the 133-km mark of the waterway.…
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Gas
Egypt seeks a third FSRU
Egyptian Natural Gas Holdings (EGAS) will launch a global tender this week to charter for five years a third FSRU…
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Containers
Cosco Hope captain faces grilling over Port Said fire
Prosecutors are in Port Said and are mulling arresting the captain of the 13,100 teu after the ship caused millions…
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Containers
Fire rages at Port Said as 13,100 teu boxship rams crane
A spectacular fire raged last night at Port Said after the 13,100 teu hit a gantry crane as it tried…
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Middle East
OneSubsea to provide production systems for BP’s Nile Delta fields
BP Exploration (Delta) and its partner DEA Deutsche Erdoel have awarded OneSubsea with a contract to supply subsea production systems…
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Europe
Subsea 7 lands major contract in Egypt from BP
Subsea 7 has been awarded a major contract by BP and its partner Deutsche Erdoel for the development of the…
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Gas
Egypt denies BP gas ship was turned away due to payment issues
Confusion surrounds an LNG shipment from BP bound for Egypt. LNG tanker British Sapphire was diverted to Brazil rather than…
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Europe
Subsea 7 gets work offshore Egypt
Subsea 7 has secured a contract from Burullus Gas Company for the platform extension and tie-in on the first phase…
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Europe
KCA Deutag sells ageing jack-up rig
UK-based drilling contractor KCA Deutag has sold its jack-up drilling rig Ben Loyal to Egypt’s Advanced Energy Systems. KCA Deutag…
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Middle East
Polarcus wins work off Egypt
Dubai-based seismic operator Polarcus has won a contract with an unnamed client for a 3D seismic project offshore Egypt. The…
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