KAP hits another record
NewsSaudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Port (KAP) handled a record 1.4M TEU in 2016, an 8% rise on the previous year’s performance....
IRISL in JV with KTZ Express
NewsNew company will spearhead maritime developments in the Caspian Sea region....
IRISL aims for “top 10”
NewsThe Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has a plan to become a leading player in the container shipping industry and will buy an...
Iran is no “honey pot”
NewsLars Jensen, CEO and partner of Copenhagen-based SeaIntelligence Consulting, has warned carriers serving Iran not to expect huge profits and...
Cavotec books more MoorMaster deals
NewsCavotec has won important MoorMaster automated mooring orders from existing MoorMaster customer, the Port of Salalah in Oman, for use at two...
Capacity boost at Umm Qasr
NewsTrade with Iraq is increasing despite significant political and economic uncertainties, and the opening of a new container terminal suggests...
Middle East stays resilient
NewsDespite the slowdown in trade, new port and transport infrastructure projects in the Middle East are generally progressing, even if on revis...
ICTSI opens new terminal in Iraq
NewsInternational Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has opened its latest facility, a 200m berth on a greenfield site in the port of Umm Qasr,...
Cosco Shipping Ports to operate Khalifa’s new terminal
NewsCosco Shipping Ports (CSP) has signed a 35-year concession agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP) and will develop and operate the port of Kha...
Salalah box traffic up 29% in H1 2016
NewsContainer throughput at the Port of Salalah, part of APM Terminals' global terminal network, reached 1.584M TEU in H1 2016, a 29% increase y...
Sohar reports solid H1 2016 growth
NewsBreakbulk cargo volumes soared 43% to over 1.2Mt and container traffic was up 18.6% to 313,000TEU int he first six months of the year....
Hyperloop One MoU with DP World
NewsThe collaboration is for feasibility studies to analyse the value of using Hyperloop systems to move containers from ships docked at Jebel A...
Antwerp, Bandar Abbas deal
NewsAntwerp Port Authority and Shahid Rajaee Port Authority have signed a collaboration agreement regarding the Port of Bandar Abbas, Iran's big...
Remote control for OICT
NewsOman International Container Terminal (OICT) has opened a new Operations Control Centre where remote operators will control four new STS cra...