United Arab Emirates
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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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Middle East
Lamprell reaches settlement for jackup rig
Lamprell has announced that it has reached an agreement with Ensco to settle all claims arising from the late delivery…
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Americas
MC Seamax pays $80m for two-year-old 9,000 teu ship
Tonnage provider MC Seamax has snapped up a UASC boxship with a decent charter to boot. The American firm is…
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Middle East
ONEX takes Great White aframax for $13m
A 1999-built aframax belonging to Prime Marine has finally been sold after months in the shop window. The coated 104,000…
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Middle East
Aqua Diving Services orders jackup pontoon at Damen Shipyards
Damen Shipyards has won a contract via its Shajah yard in the United Arab Emirates to build a self-propelled jack-up…
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Middle East
QMS orders six jackups at CSIC
UAE offshore driller Quality Marine Services (QMS), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi based Zakher Marine International, has signed contracts with…
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Middle East
Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding to expand into Zayed Port
A new ship repair facility with a ‘floating’ dry dock is to be opened at Zayed Port in the UAE…
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Middle East
Gulf Marine Services secures new contract and extension
Offshore vessel operator Gulf Marine Services has announced that it has won a new contract a Middle East and North…
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Americas
DP World to operate container terminal in St John, Canada
Dubai port operator DP World said it has signed a lease agreement to expand and operate the multipurpose Rodney container…
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Greater China
DP World takes Kaohsiung terminal
Global terminal operator DP World has signed an MoU with Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) to develop Kaohsiung Port’s Terminal…
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Americas
Sea Trucks secures Argentina pipelay contract
Offshore service provider Sea Trucks has announced that it has signed a contract with Enap Sipetrol Argentina for a pipelay…
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Dry Cargo
Jinhui Shipping offloads supramax to Al Khalejia Aggregates
Jinhui Shipping and Transportation Limited has confirmed the sale of 2000-built supramax to UAE-based Al Khalejia Aggregates for $3.4m. Delivery of…
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Americas
DP World to invest $1.2bn in Ecuador’s first deepwater port
The contract for developing and operating Ecuador’s first deep-water port, a $1.2bn project, has been awarded to Dubai-based DP World.…
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Middle East
DP World raises $1.2bn from sukuk issue
Dubai’s DP World has raised $1.2bn from a new 7-year sukuk set to be listed on NASDAQ Dubai, with the…
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Containers
Hapag-Lloyd delays AGM due to UASC merger discussions
German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd has decided to postpone its annual general meeting (AGM) scheduled for June 1, 2016 due to…
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Containers
Hapag-Lloyd and UASC merger likely complete by August
The Wall Street Journal has reported the proposed merger between Hapag-Lloyd and United Arab Shipping Co (UASC) is likely to…
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Europe
Vard lands 15 vessel order from Topaz Energy and Marine
Norwegian offshore shipbuilder Vard has secured a contract from Dubai-based Topaz Energy and Marine for the design and construction of…
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Middle East
Polarcus secures Repsol contract
Dubai-based seismic operator Polarcus has announced that it has received a letter of intent from the Spanish oil company Repsol.…
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Middle East
Lamprell extends contract with chairman and ceo while cutting 100 staff
UAE-based offshore engineering firm Lamprell has announced that John Kennedy and James Moffat have agreed to extend their respective roles…
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Containers
Hapag-Lloyd and UASC in merger talks: German media
German media report say that Hapag-Lloyd is in talks with United Arab Shipping Company to merge as the container sector…
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