Prominent figures from the UAE government and Middle East maritime sector - many of which had returned to the UAE after the country's successful re-election as a Category B member of the IMO Council for the third consecutive time - kicked off UAE...

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Assembly has elected the UAE as a Category B member of the IMO Council for the third consecutive time.

The UAE and Panama have inked a Memorandum of Understanding covering seafarer training, safety and watchkeeping, and mutual recognition of certificates.

Liberia’s Maritime Authority, and the Maritime Safety Administration of the Peoples Republic of China (MSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) together in Beijing.

AD Ports Group’s Safeen Feeders has added a new containership to be deployed on its UAE – Coastal Feeder service.

Guangzhou port signed Letter of Intent for sister port cooperation with Alexandria port in Egypt.

ABS has classed Saudi tanker owner Bahri’s first LNG-ready VLCC.

AD Ports has seen a marginal growth in container volumes in the first nine months of the year, while general cargo volumes saw solid growth.

DP World handled 58.4m teu across its container terminals during in the January-September period, with container volumes increasing by 11.9% year-on-year on a reported basis and up 11.4% on a like-for-like basis.