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Israel's Ports Feel Strain as Shipping Traffic Slows After Attacks

Oct 11, 2023

Activity at Israel's ports is slowing after Saturday's attacks by Islamist group Hamas on towns close to Gaza, with the cost of insurance premiums for Israeli shipments soaring amid tightening supplies of food stocks, according to sources and data…

Zim Says Shipping Interruptions May Occur to Israel Service

Oct 11, 2023

Operations and services to Israeli ports are continuing without interruption although service interruptions may occur at short notice, Israeli container line Zim said on Wednesday.While around 90% of its operations are outside Israel, the company…

Israel Highlights Fragility of New Trade Corridors

Oct 10, 2023

A new and deadly chapter of the decades-old Israel-Palestinian conflict is a reality check for an ambitious trade route. The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), championed by Washington last month on the sidelines of the G20 summit…

Change in MENAS Navigational Light Dues

Sep 01, 2023

Middle East Navigation Service (MENAS), provider of aids to navigation (AtoN) in the Middle East Gulf region, said its is increasing rates and widening the group of ships that will be asked to pay for the service.The group has been providing…

AD Ports, Saab Partner to Develop Port Security Tech

Aug 09, 2023

AD Ports Group and Saab UAE have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic cooperative relationship, which will see both entities collaborate on the development of maritime surveillance solutions and sensors.Under the agreement…

Kazakhstan in Talks with Abu Dhabi Ports on Agricultural Exports

Aug 07, 2023

Kazakhstan is in talks with Abu Dhabi Ports to set up a joint venture that would help ship Kazakh agricultural exports via Iran and then Gulf ports, the Central Asian nation's government said on Monday.Kazakhstan, a significant exporter of agricultural commodities such as grains and oilseeds…

Lebanon Marchers Mourn Port Blast Victims Three Years On, Angry at Stalled Probe

Aug 04, 2023

Thousands of mourners and protesters marched in the Lebanese capital on Friday to remember those killed in a huge port blast three years ago, as religious leaders and rights groups decried the lack of accountability amid a stalled investigation…

Report: Gulf-to-Europe Hydrogen Pipeline Feasible

Jun 27, 2023

RINA and Consultant AFRY have undertaken an initial study of how the Gulf region and Europe could be linked directly with a pipeline to transport low-carbon hydrogen. The results indicate a transformative opportunity to unlock the Gulf's immense…

Maersk Expands Operations at Jeddah Port

Jun 12, 2023

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) announced the addition of AE12 and AE7 shipping services to Jeddah Islamic Port by logistics giant Maersk.With a capacity of 18,000 TEUs and 12 vessels, the AE7 route includes 15 port calls at Ningbo-Zhoushan…

AD Ports and Crystal Offshore Sign Deal to Set Up Offshore Rig and Vessel Repair Base in Abu Dhabi's Khalifa Port

Jun 05, 2023

Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group has signed a 25 years agreement with Singapore-based Crystal Offshore a logistics solution provider to the marine & offshore Industry to build an offshore rig and vessel repair base in Abu Dhabi's Khalifa Port…

AD Ports, Vale to Develop Low-carbon Mega Hubs for Steel

May 25, 2023

AD Ports Group announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the world’s largest producer of iron ore and nickel, and one of the largest logistics operators in Brazil, Vale S. A. (Vale), to develop a 'mega hub' in Abu Dhabi…

AD Ports Signs on to Develop Karachi Port

May 22, 2023

AD Ports Group said it has sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) paving way for enhanced bilateral cooperation and increased efforts in the development, expansion and digitalization of port projects within Pakistan…

Iraq's Northern Oil Exports Stuck on Turkey Negotiations

Apr 14, 2023

Oil exports from northern Iraq to the Turkish port of Ceyhan remain at a standstill almost three weeks after an arbitration case ruled Ankara owed Baghdad compensation for unauthorised exports.The March 23 arbitration ruling by the International…

UAE's Fujairah Port Set for Robust Growth as Russian Trade Reshuffles

Mar 14, 2023

Storage demand and transit volumes are poised to grow further at the United Arab Emirates' Fujairah port this year as Russian trade flows continue to flood the hub, industry executives said on Tuesday.Russian oil barrels have been flowing into…

Containership is First in Years to Docks at Yemen's Hodeidah Port

Feb 26, 2023

A containership carrying general commercial goods docked at Yemen's main port of Hodeidah for the first time since at least 2016 on Saturday as parties in Yemen's eight-year war are in talks to reinstate an expired U.N.-brokered truce deal.The conflict…

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Additional LNG Exports from Plaquemines LNG Approved

Additional LNG Exports from Plaquemines LNG Approved

LA Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Berth Redevelopment

LA Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Berth Redevelopment

EU Doesn’t See Risks to Oil and Gas Supply Yet

EU Doesn’t See Risks to Oil and Gas Supply Yet

US Officials Predict Quick End to Iran War

US Officials Predict Quick End to Iran War

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