Middle East & Africa

Ship-to-ship transfer company SafeSTS has opened an office in Dubai.

Qingdao Port International has entered into the share transfer agreement with Cosco Shipping Ports and Cosco Shipping Ports (Abu Dhabi) to a acquire 33.335% equity interest in Cosco Shipping Ports (Abu Dhabi).

The long term outlook for the product tanker market appears grim with expectations of lethargic growth in oil demand made worse by refinery capacity expansions, according to a latest forecast by shipping analyst Drewry.

More than six million containers shipped each year are likely to contain dangerous cargoes that have been misdeclared, according to a loss prevention specialist who addressed the UAE branch of the International Institute of Marine Surveying in...

Danish bunker company Monjasa has opened its first West Africa office in Luanda, Angola, to support extensive oil and shipping activities in the region.

Chinese-built Lamu port in Kenya is expected to be launched in December and will receive its first ship call from Maersk Line.

Pirates have hit a second vessel within days in West Africa kidnapping four seafarers from the Greek tanker Elka Aristotle off Lome, Togo.