Recognising the vital role of the region’s ports in providing trade links between the Far East, Asia, Europe and the US, international… (zawya) [mappress] Source: zawya, March 10, 2011;
HYPACK Inc. Middletown, CT., a leading developer of hydrographic and dredging software in the marine industry, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Unique System FZE as the exclusive distributor of HYPACK products in the Arabian Peninsula. Commenting on the appointment, sales and marketing d
Port development throughout the Middle East, which is claiming billions of dollars, will be the focus for an upcoming Arab ports and… (tradearabia) [mappress] Source: tradearabia, March 1, 2011
Companies extracting sand from Bahrain’s seas will now be monitored through a Global Positioning System (GPS) to avoid theft and other … (tradearabia) [mappress] Source: tradearabia, February 23, 2011;
In only 90 days, Tideland Signal Limited has manufactured and supplied a total of 84 polyethylene buoys to guide navigation in the newly-dredged 63.5 km channel, which allows ships of up to 9m draft to reach Abu Dhabi’s expanding Mussafah Industrial City. The channel has been dredged by the National
Three companies in Abu Dhabi have signed multi-million contracts with Belgian firms following an exploratory visit this week by 29 Flemish… By Olivia Olarte (khaleejtimes) [mappress] Source: khaleejtimes, February 14, 2011;
Dredging International and MEDCO, have been awarded a contract for mixed dredging and civil engineering works to construct two artificial energy islands, including their service harbours, aimed to provide Abu Dhabi with energy based on facilities for oil drilling, etc. from the previously untapped o
The Port of Salalah is implementing a massive expansion of its container and general cargo terminals with an envisaged capital expenditure… (zawya) [mappress] Source: zawya, February 2, 2011;
The completion of a Dh1.5 billion, 53km long channel announced yesterday will allow larger carriers to access Musaffah Industrial Area from… By Vesela Todorova (thenational) [mappress] Source: thenational, February 2, 2011;
Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) has completed the construction of the 53 Kms long Mussafah channel project, and handed it over to … [mappress] Source: ameinfo, February 1, 2011
Van Oord has been awarded the dredging contract for the Iraq crude oil export expansion project off the coast of Iraq in the Arabian Gulf. The client is the South Oil Company of Iraq. Van Oord will be working for main contractor Leighton based in Australia. The contract value for Van Oord amounts to
DP World has announced it handled 49.6 million TEU across its 50 operating terminals in 2010, an increase of 14 percent against the prior… (bairdmaritime) [mappress] Source: bairdmaritime, January 26, 2011
