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Djibouti Opens Salt Port, Latest in Series of Shipping Projects

Jun 22, 2017

Djibouti opened a $64 million port on Thursday, the third of four ports designed to boost the tiny Horn of Africa nation's position as a trading hub, its ports authority said. Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DFZA) said in a statement…

Damac Properties to Develop Oman's $1 Bln Waterfront

Jun 21, 2017

Damac Properties has signed an agreement with Oman to develop a port in the country's capital city Muscat as a tourism destination, Dubai's second-largest listed developer said on Wednesday.Damac signed a memorandum of understanding with…

Maersk Postpones Oman-to-Qatar Container Service

Jun 19, 2017

Maersk Line, a part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, said on Monday the first container feeder service into Qatar will depart Oman on June 26, later than a planned June 19 start. To avoid trade restrictions imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and others…

Gulf Petrochem Expands European Bunkering Division

Jun 14, 2017

Gulf Petrochem Group, the UAE based global bunker supplier, said it is now officially offering physical supply of Gasoil on the River Thames, U.K. The group’s deliveries will be carried out using a barge on an exclusive long-term charter named the Conveyer…

Qatar Petroleum, Shell Sign LNG Bunkering Agreement

Jun 13, 2017

Qatar Petroleum and Shell signed a framework agreement to develop global LNG bunkering facilities on Tuesday, Qatar Petroleum said. 'We view LNG bunkering as a promising opportunity for LNG to further grow as a clean energy source,' Qatar Petroleum CEO Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi was quoted as saying…

UK Urges Gulf States to Ease Blockade Against Qatar

Jun 12, 2017

Britain on Monday urged Gulf states including Saudi Arabia to ease a blockade of Qatar and to find an immediate solution to the impasse through mediation.Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and transport ties a week ago…

Shipping Routes via Oman Opened to Give Qatar Food Lifeline

Jun 12, 2017

Qatar and container lines have launched new shipping services via Oman in an effort to sidestep a port ban in neighbouring countries and secure a food lifeline after other Gulf states severed ties with Doha last week.Saudi Arabia, the United…

India's Plan to Develop Iranian Port Faces US Headwinds

Jun 09, 2017

Western manufacturers are shying away from supplying equipment for an Iranian port that India is developing for fear the United States may reimpose sanctions on Tehran, Indian officials say, dealing a blow to New Delhi's strategic ambitions in the region…

UPS Suspends Transits To and From Qatar in Arab Nations

Jun 08, 2017

The United Parcel Service Inc said it will suspend the transit of goods to and from Qatar in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain amid an ongoing dispute in the region. 'We will continue to monitor for any potential service impact with regards to air…

Abu Dhabi Port Eases Restrictions on Tankers Going to and from Qatar

Jun 07, 2017

Abu Dhabi port authorities have eased restrictions on oil tankers going to and from Qatar, according to industry sources and shipping circulars seen by Reuters on Wednesday.Abu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Authority issued a new circular on Wednesday removing previous restrictions on non-Qatar owned…

Maersk Unable to Ship Qatar Bound Cargo from UAE

Jun 06, 2017

Maersk can no longer transport goods in or out of Qatar after Arab countries imposed restrictions on trade with the tiny Gulf state and the company is looking at alternative shipping routes. Shipping lines normally transship cargoes from the United Arab Emirates port of Jebel Ali to Qatar…

Status Update: Middle East Port Operations

Jun 06, 2017

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising of a number of changes to port operations following the announcement that The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar.Saudis Port Authority…

Qatari Export Costs to Rise as Port Ban Disrupts Trading

Jun 06, 2017

Region's largest bunkering hub shuns Qatari vessels; affected shippers may face delays, higher costs. The costs of Qatari energy and commodity exports are likely to rise as the United Arab Emirates' ban on Qatari vessels cuts the ships off from the region's main refuelling port…

RINA Consulting to Advise on New Kuwaiti Ports

Jun 05, 2017

RINA Consulting, a consulting engineering arm of the RINA Group, has won a consultancy contract to determine the general strategy for the development of three existing and one new port in Kuwait. The contract, valued at €1,450,000, ($1,631…

Saudi, UAE Ports Bar Qatari Flagged Ships

Jun 05, 2017

Ports in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates' barred ships flying Qatari flags after the two countries broke off diplomatic ties with Doha, in a move that raised fears of disruption to oil and gas shipments from the Gulf OPEC member. The…

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