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Asia
DP World lifts stake in Pusan terminal
DP World has acquired an additional 23.94% stake in South Korea’s Pusan Newport Company (PNC) from Samsung Corporation. DP World…
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Middle East
Gulf Navigation and SeaQuest Group form shipmanagement JV
Fast diversifying UAE line Gulf Navigation has signed a partnership agreement with Swiss manager SeaQuest with an aim to chase…
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Middle East
Gulf Marine Services secures two new contracts
Offshore services provider Gulf Marine Services has secured two new contract awards for one of its large class vessels. The…
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Middle East
Gulf Navigation to acquire 12 vessels for new Mena Energy alliance
Gulf Navigation has entering into a strategic alliance with Mena Energy which will see it acquire 12 new tankers, ranging…
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Middle East
Gulf Navigation vows to acquire a ‘huge fleet’
Having skirted with bankruptcy in recent years, Dubai’s Gulf Navigation has made a statement of intent over the weekend. In…
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Europe
EC gives conditional approval to Hapag Lloyd/UASC merger
The European Commission yesterday gave its conditional approval to a merger between Hamburg boxline Hapag-Lloyd and the United Arab Shipping…
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Europe
Gulf Marine Service secures European offshore contract
UAE-based offshore vessel operator Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has completed a deal for the charter of one of its vessels…
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Americas
Paragon jackup contract cut short by ADNOC
Houston-based Paragon Offshore has been handed an early termination notice for jackup rig , currently on charter to ADNOC’s National…
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Middle East
ADNOC to integrate shipping units
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) will integrate three of its shipping and ports services units into one as part…
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Middle East
Crew from four tankers abandoned off Fujairah
Four aframax tankers and 14 crew have been abandoned off Fujairah since June. The seafarers – all Indian – were…
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Europe
Fugro and CGG joint venture secures survey extension from ADNOC
Seabed Geosolutions, a joint venture between Fugro and CGG, has secured an extension from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)…
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Europe
Glander International Bunkering takes over Scandinavian Bunkering
Dubai headquartered Glander International Bunkering has announced the takeover of Norway’s Scandinavian Bunkering, which will now be rebranded to Glander…
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Greater China
Cosco Shipping Ports inks Abu Dhabi Port terminal deal
Abu Dhabi Ports has announced the signing of a container terminal concession agreement with Cosco Shipping Ports, the port terminal…
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Europe
Topaz orders two additional module carriers at Vard
Norwegian offshore shipbuilder Vard Holdings has secured a contract for the design and construction of two module carrier vessels for…
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Middle East
Top management at UACC quit
There’s been a management shakeup at chemical tanker specialist United Arab Chemical Carriers (UACC) in Dubai with both the company’s…
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Middle East
Dubai firm blacklisted for abandoning crew
Bahrain has blacklisted Dubai-based shipping company Sea Links Shipping after it abandoned the general cargo vessel, Sea Lord, and 11…
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Middle East
DP World wins Somaliland port concession
Global container terminal network DP World have won a 30-year concession for the Port of Berbera in Somaliland, in which…
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Europe
DP World eyes Russia with Summa tie-up
Terminal operator DP World and Russian diversified conglomerate Summa Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore investment…
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Europe
ABB renews Topaz Installer contract for wind farm support
United Arab Emirates offshore operator Topaz Energy and Marine has announced that ABB has renewed a long standing contract for…
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Middle East
New floating dock for Abu Dhabi Ship Building
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has commissioned its first floating dock in Mina Zayed to service ships that were previously…
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