Reported piracy incidents in the first quarter 2023 were the lowest Q1 figures since 1993.

Gulftainer-owned Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT), located on the UAE’s east coast, is working to win back box movements, this time from Pakistan.

A platform supply vessel (PSV) is set to get a containerised battery system as part of its conversion to a live fish carrier (LFC) in Turkey.

The Singapore authorities say they are working closely with parties involved in the suspected hijacking of the Singapore-registered tanker Success 9 off Cote d’lvoire.

One of the Middle East’s most prominent classification society officials has spoken of positive prospects for Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (M&O) in 2023 in the region, as the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, especially the UAE and Saudi...

After installing single 12m-high and fully-tiltable 17m-high suction sails on a longliner and on a general cargo ship respectively, the latter being the largest suction sail ever built and installed, wind-assist and sail developer, bound4blue, is...

It’s a story that brings to mind the old aphorism about port development in the Middle East: “It's good to have a masterplan to create a [multi-]million teu facility, but maybe try half a million first.”

AD Ports Group has signed a general corporate facility agreement with a syndicate of 13 regional and international banks for a $2bn loan facility.

The rosy outlook for the tanker has taken another knock with the surprise announcement by OPEC of production cutbacks.

Seven IMO member states have nominated a candidate ahead of a vote on the agency’s new leader later this year.