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Gulf Craft to Invest $100m in Dubai Shipyard

Oct 22, 2014

Company plans to invest $100 million over the next five years in the development of a new shipyard in Dubai Maritime City to build a global luxury yachts manufacturing facilityDubai Maritime City (DMC), a maritime cluster in Dubai, today…

Procedures for OPL Attendance at Mina Saqr

Oct 11, 2014

Saqr Port Authority has advised that, with effect from 16 October, new procedures will come into force for personnel attendance Off Port Limits (OPL).Documents required for OPL Mina Saqr personnel attendance (less than 3 days) for Operations…

Swissco Bags $17m Chartering Contract

Oct 10, 2014

SGX Mainboard-listed Swissco Holdings Limited announced it has secured three chartering contracts with options worth US$17.3 million. The offshore support vessels, comprising two new workboats and one anchor handling tug supply vessel, will be deployed in the Middle East under the contracts…

Hiab's Distribution Partnership in the Middle East

Sep 25, 2014

Hiab, part of Cargotec, and Gavelås Förvaltning AB have signed an agreement regarding a long-term distribution partnership in the Middle East region. As a part of the transaction Hiab will sell its current sales company Hiab Middle East LLC…

DMCC Employs Zarghamian

Sep 23, 2014

Dan-Bunkering (Middle East) DMCC announced that Sahar Zarghamian joined the company on August 11 in the position of Bunker Trader.Sahar who was born in Iran has been living in different countries over the years. She brings a wealth of experience…

Watson, Farley & Williams Opens Office in Dubai

Sep 18, 2014

Watson, Farley & Williams (WFW), an international law firm, has opened its 14th office, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The opening is in response to increasing demand from WFW clients in the firm’s key sectors for advice in relation to their business dealings in Dubai and the UAE…

ProSep Appoints McPherson for Middle East

Sep 15, 2014

Houston headquartered oil, gas and water treatment specialist, ProSep has appointed a General Manger for the Middle East as it plans for significant growth in the region.Ryan McPherson joins the company from the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF)…

Saudi Shipper Bahri Names Omar as CEO

Sep 10, 2014

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has named Ibrahim Abdulrahman al-Omar as its chief executive, effective on Oct. 1, a bourse filing said on Wednesday.Omar has worked in several senior positions at firms including Saudi Telecom and its affiliate Viva Bahrain…

Chevron Announces Alliance with Petrol Ofisi

Sep 02, 2014

Chevron has signed agreements with the fuel products distribution and lubricants company of Turkey, Petrol Ofisi in Istanbul, that will result in improved supplies of marine lubricants to ship operators and managers operating in Turkey. This alliance covers production…

ISS Celebrates ISO Accreditation in M.East and Africa

Aug 28, 2014

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, is celebrating the awards of ISO 22000:2005 – Food Safety Management System and ISO 9001:2008 for the company’s supply chain operations in Dubai, Mombasa and Mogadishu…

Vopak Asia Contracts Ramco for HR Systems

Aug 19, 2014

Ramco Systems has  announced that it has been awarded a five-year contract from the Asia division of Vopak, the world’s largest independent tank storage provider, to integrate a part of its regional Human Resource functions into a single platform…

Drug Busting Darwin Returns from Middle East

Aug 17, 2014

The crew responsible for intercepting and destroying billions of dollars worth of narcotics, including the largest seizure of heroin in the history of the Combined Maritime Forces, has returned home.HMAS Darwin and her 232 person crew docked at Garden Island…

EnerMech Set for Growth in Middle East and Caspian

Aug 08, 2014

Halliburton Veteran Takes Up Key Director Role.EnerMech’s focus on strengthening its Middle East and Caspian business has been underlined with the appointment of oil and gas industry veteran Dave McLeod as Regional Director.The mechanical…

KR Authorized to Deliver Statutory Services to Oman

Jun 23, 2014

Korean Register (KR), an IACS member classification society, announced today that it has been fully authorized by the Ministry of Transport and Communications in the Sultanate of Oman to deliver statutory services on behalf of the Oman government…

Glander Appoints Adamyan to Dubai Office

Jun 18, 2014

Glander International Bunkering, a bunkering and lubricant trading & brokering company, has announced Elza Adamyan has joined their Dubai office.Elza begins her career at Glander International Bunkering as a Bunker and Lubricant Trader.

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