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• General Organization of Seaports known, the beginning of the IMO Workshop for inspectors

    The General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP) announced the commencement of an International Maritime Organisation (IMO) training workshop for inspectors of small ships in the GCC countries, which is being held under the patronage of Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa, Chairman of the GOP. The workshop aims

• Acting Maritime Administrator David T. Matsuda Approves Port Dolphin Energy Deepwater Port Application

    On Monday 26 October, Acting Maritime Administrator David T.

• DNV has an offshore Committee in China

    The DNV Offshore Committee is the first of its kind to be organised by a classification society in China.

• Former Staff Lautenberg Deputy Maritime Administrator

    David T. Matsuda sworn in Read at Former Lautenberg staffer named Deputy Maritime Administrator

• Richest Greeks in the United Kingdom

    A recent publication, Greek Rich List, has conducted a list with the richest people of Greek descent in the United Kingdom. We publish the first five names of the list. 1) Alki David and Leventis Family (1.2 billion pounds). David is an actor, writer and director who has made his

• IMO opens the 26th Meeting with the delegates calling for cooperation against piracy

    The 26th Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) opened on Monday at the IMO Headquarters in London with delegates stressing the needs to strengthen the cooperation and coordination on the move against the piracy on Indian Ocean. Most of 169 IMO member states attended the opening ceremony of assembly

• The future looks good for Harland \ u0026amp, Wolff

     SMITV talks to David McVeigh, Sales Manager, about the Napoli, renewable energy and the future Read at The future ‘looks good’ for Harland and Wolff

• Using technology to improve border management

    Today, it is recognised that clearance processes by customs and other agencies are among the most important and problematic links in the global supply chain. High costs and administrative difficulties associated with outdated and excessively bureaucratic border clearance processes are now cited as more important barriers to trade than tariffs. Read

• Sante Express launch cargo service to Haiti

     Sante Shipping Lines is launching cargo service this week with twice-a-month trips from the Miami River to Haiti’s northern cities of Cap Haitieny and Gonaivesy, the Miamiy Herald reported. It will use a ship that can carry the equivalent of 181 TEUs, said President Chuck Towsley, the former chief of Miamiy’s

• BAE Systems signs partnership with Oman Sail

     A major partnership between Oman Sail and BAE Systems was announced today during the final leg of the Extreme 40s Asia series in Muscat, Oman. With the support and guidance of the Ministry of Tourism, Oman Sail was set up in 2008 to rekindle Oman’s maritime heritage and to inspire

• In Bangladesh, Mongla Port signes $ 3b MOU

    Mongla Port Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Singaporean company looking to invest Tk 21,000 crore ($3 billion) to develop the second largest seaport of the country. Shipping minister Shahjahan Khan, who was present at the MoU signing on Wednesday, said: “This is one of the biggest

• Indonesian government to sign at least 9 of oil, gas contracts

    The Indonesian government will sign at least nine contracts of work, which consist of four oil and gas, and five coal bed methane/CBM contracts, here on Monday.

• Iran inaugurates first oil platform in the Caspian Sea

     Iran inaugurated its first offshore oil platform in the Caspian Sea on Thursday in its latest push for a bigger territorial stake in the wealth of natural resources beneath the seabed, state television reported.  Iran has pushed the other countries that border the Caspian Sea — Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan

• Crude oil production, picking, but demand continues to languish

    Exxon profit falls 68%, to $4.7B. Oil companies have begun to pump more petroleum and bring in more profits as they recover from an otherwise miserable year. None of the world’s biggest producers, however, expect a quick return to boom times of last year

• Iraqi oil deadlock seen deterring smaller companies

    Iraq’s failure to pass delayed energy legislation is unlikely to deter oil majors from doing business in a country already saddled with risk, but it may halt investment in smaller fields, a top U.S. official said. “The oil and gas law certainly matters, but it is not critical to the big energy