Middle East & Africa

Dubai-based Tomini Shipping has taken delivery of three new ultramaxes last week as part of the company’s fleet renewal strategy.

The Liberian Registry has announced moves to further streamline and simplify the registration and re-registration of vessels in the registry.

TOC Middle East returns to Dubai in 2020, taking place for the first time as part of UAE Maritime Week at the new Dubai Exhibition Centre, co-located with Expo 2020 Dubai – promoted as “the world’s greatest show”.

Saudi Arabia’s shipowner Bahri has extended its liner shipping network to South India with calls at Ennore and Chennai ports.

With the coming into force of IMO 2020 very low sulphur fuel oil (VLFSO) prices have surged since mid-December nullifying the discount to marine gas oil (MGO).

Pirates have kidnapped three seafarers and killed four security personnel onboard a dredger off Forcados terminal in Nigeria.

The shipping industry has a number of reasons to be cheerful as it enters a new decade, despite some serious challenges in the immediate future, according to accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.

Pirates have kidnapped eight seafarers from a Greek tanker Happy Lady anchored off Cameroon.

Seal leakages can be costly, dangerous and result in pollution – Teflon lube additives were presented at a recent IMarEST UAE Branch Seminar as a potential solution.

DP World has inked a 30-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession with the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) for the management and development of the Jeddah South Container Terminal at the multi-purpose Jeddah Islamic Port.