Turkey will send a fourth ship to the eastern Mediterranean to conduct seismic research for oil…
Author: Ships & Ports
Niger Delta pirates abduct 10 Turkish sailors
10 Turkish sailors have been taken hostage by armed pirates off the coast of Nigeria’s Niger…
Total moves ahead with Sohar LNG bunkering project
French oil major Total has progressed with its plans to develop LNG bunkering service at Oman’s…
Qatar ports record impressive growth in first half of 2019
Ports in Qatar have registered impressive growth in cargo handling in the first half of this…
Abu Dhabi ports see exports up 14.8% in Q1
The value of exports through Abu Dhabi ports increased by 14.8 per cent from Dh24 billion…
Man arrested at airport with $34,000 cocaine hidden under his wig
A Colombian man was arrested at Barcelona airport with half a kilo of cocaine hidden under…
Bureau Veritas joins IWSA
Classification society Bureau Veritas has joined the International Windship Association (IWSA) to help further the development…
Grounded Singapore ferry evacuated off Indonesia
The Singapore-flagged high speed passenger ferry Indera Bupala grounded in heavy seas off Bintan, Indonesia, on…
Saudi Ports handle 133 million tons of cargo in H1
The total tonnage cargo handled in Saudi ports during the first half of 2019 was over…
ABS, MOL sign MoU on 14 new gas carriers
Classification society ABS and Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed a memorandum of…
China signs Belt and Road Initiative agreements with Middle East, North African countries
China has signed cooperation agreements with 18 Middle Eastern and North African countries to jointly develop…
IMO 2020 starting to rock oil market
They may still be six months away, but new rules on marine fuels are already sending…