A hugely successful UAE Maritime Week came to a conclusion on 1 November, ending fittingly for a country positioning itself at the leading edge of technological advancement with UAE Maritime Innovation Day.

The first draft of the UAE’s new maritime law is expected to be ready early next year, Abdulla Darwish Al Hayyas, director of maritime transport affairs at the country’s Federal Transport Authority (FTA) told the Seatrade Maritime Middle East...

The UAE is working towards ratifying the International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), following a sharp rise in seafarer abandonment cases over the past two years.

The arrival of the global sulphur limit in 2020 will pose multiple challenges to ship operators, Lloyd’s Register principal consultant on fuels Tim Wilson told a Maritime Future Leaders seminar organised by Dubai Maritime Cluster Office, held at...

American classification society ABS has issued guidance notes on the implementation of smart technology for owners, operators and equipment manufacturers in the marine and offshore industries.

Oman’s new maritime law should be passed within the next six months, Rashid bin Mohammed Al Kiyumi, director general, maritime affairs at the sultanate’s Ministry of Transport & Communications told the Seatrade Maritime Middle East Exhibition &...

The maritime industry needs to undergo a cultural change concerning the sharing of information on cyber attacks, Chris Henny, senior technical advisor – maritime, Airbus Defence & Space, told the Seatrade Maritime Middle East Exhibition &...

A scaled-down model of the much-anticipated DP World Cargospeed hyperloop transportation solution is on display at the Seatrade Maritime Middle East Exhibition & Conference in Dubai this week.

The shipping industry will have multiple block chains and they will need many translators to speak to each other, Noura Al Dhaheri, CEO of Maqta Gateway, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, told the Seatrade Maritime Middle East Conference in Dubai...

Major port operator DP World is focusing on innovation and infrastructure and development to stay ahead of the curve.