Fire engulfs Ahmed al-Issa's oil-laden ship off the coast of Aden

A fire broke out in an oil transport vessel owned by Yemeni businessman Ahmed al-Issa, off the coast of Brega in the Yemeni capital Aden, Sunday afternoon, without knowing the reasons.

According to local sources, the crew of the C-Dragon escaped on board after the sudden fire, and no efforts were made to extinguish the fire, which could cause sinking and a major environmental disaster, especially with oil.

Fishermen said they had taken the ship's crew after they fled after the fire broke out. They confirmed that a naval ship belonging to Aden port tried to extinguish the fire but to no avail.

The damage was not known, but marine sources said the fire might threaten to sink the ship.

Al-Issa, the monopolist of oil transport to Aden, has had many disagreements with the government at different times, where he stopped pumping oil to power plants more than once against the backdrop of financial claims to him at the government
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The discovery of eight ships sunk in the Forney Islands in Greece

A team of archaeologists have discovered eight sunken ships around Forney, a group of Greek islands that are a hot spot for shipwrecks.

Archaeologists said the Forni Islands had an area of 17 square miles, or 44 square kilometers, adding that in ancient times the archipelago was a popular station along the commercial routes of the Aegean Sea, according to Livescience.

Archaeologists said the researchers believed that there were many ships that had been passing through the Aegean Sea for thousands of years, asserting that many of the ships were destroyed by the storms.

Archaeologists said they discovered the Forni Islands in 2015, found 22 shipwrecks, discovered ceramic vases that transported the goods, and found wine, olive oil and salted fish.

A scientific research team confirmed that they are currently documenting the shipwrecks they found during the past years. They also took a sample of vases and many artifacts.

The largest container ship in the world crosses the Suez Canal

The container ship, Oocl Hong Kong, the world's largest container ship with a cargo capacity of 216,700 tons, carrying 21,413 containers from the British port of Flexton to the port of Suez in the northern convoy, crossed the Suez Canal on Saturday. 

The giant ship was built on May 18 by South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries, and surpassed the Danish container ship Maersk Meddrayd, which was the world's largest container ship with 827 containers, a shipping source said. The source pointed out that the international companies compete to build giant ships to benefit from economies of scale. He pointed out that the ship sailed for the first time on June 3, and it is 400 meters long and 59 meters wide and 16 meters deep and 32.5 meters deep.

After the disruption .. UAE accuses Red Sea ports to seize one of its vessels

 Thursday, Jul 13 2017

An Emirati company accused the Red Sea Ports Authority of taking over one of its vessels after it was disrupted and towed by a locomotive belonging to the Red Sea Ports Authority, according to the ship's crew, who were evacuated to evacuate the ship. The owner to accuse the Port Authority of seizing it and making a formal complaint to the International Maritime Organization (IMO). 

The cargo ship, Nur al-Huda, belonging to an UAE company, carrying Tanzania flag, sailed from Port Tawfiq in Suez towards Saudi Arabia, loaded with 4,300 tons of sugar and flour. One of the oil pumps was disrupted by the boat. One of the locomotives responded to them and the boat crew left after seeing one of the locomotives heading to retrieve the vessel. After that, all the devices were closed by the ship. The crew or the company responsible for them did not know anything about them. The owner submitted many complaints in vain. Progress on Wei to the International Maritime Organization; to demand the disclosure of the circumstances of the incident and the location of the ship.

The captain of the ship, Salim al-Sufi, a Syrian national, said that one of the oil pumps was disrupted after the launch of the ship from Port Tawfiq port. The ship was hit on one side and reached 15 degrees. They sent a distress message and notified the search and rescue center in Cairo. Marina Port Gharb south of the Red Sea, and left the crew immediately after seeing one of the ships coming to Qatar and towing the ship.

He pointed out that the vessels of the vessel were closed, and this is not happening except by an effective act, stressing that the holidays were not serious and that the diameter of the vessel was for the purpose of repair. All the ship was hit by the oil pump and the crew did not leave until it was confirmed and watched for one of the next locomotives In the direction of the distress, which they sent, stressing that the ship has not been drowned yet, as it holds two boxes similar to the black box aircraft, which are located in two different places, and work automatically after drowning; Lersla signals indicate the location of drowning, as well as sensors that work Also in the case of drowning, the anchors L SOS signals even in case of extinguishing devices or fire and explosion, they did not work, which is compelling evidence that the ship did not sink.

He confirmed that the ship was loaded with 4300 tons of sugar and flour goods coming from Egypt to Saudi Arabia, carrying the flag of Tanzania, and the beginning of the journey was from the Port of Tawfiq Egyptian, and was supposed to end its journey in the Saudi port of Jeddah, and took order to enable navigation, In Suez Governorate, and after about an hour the holidays and the distress call.

Ahmed Amin, technical director of the ship's owner, Noor al-Huda, said that the ship's agent had informed them of the distress based on a letter sent to them by the ship's search and rescue organization, which according to the request of a maintenance technician due to a fault with the oil pump. It was found that this took time. The best option was to send a locomotive to the nearest port. A locomotive of the Red Sea Ports Authority had already pulled out. The instructions were to preserve the life of the captain and crew.

He added that the crew photographed the locomotive several photos and videos of them parked next to the boat, but the communications were disconnected from the boat, and asked the body denied the departure of locomotives, and the company filed a complaint on this matter, accompanied by pictures and video, but the response that it does not prove anything; We have resorted to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), an international body responsible for maritime issues and ships around the world, demanding the disclosure of the circumstances and location of the ship because of the denial of its existence by the officials.

For his part, General Hisham Abu Sunna, head of the Red Sea Ports Authority, said that the ship Nur al-Huda after a failure in its oil pump, and was exposed during the attempt to repair the holidays on one side to the extent of up to 15 degrees, immediately sent the ship's captain, In order to take action on sending a technician to the ship, after sending the first distress, the captain of the vessel returned to send a second distress signal that he had stopped sailing and requested the dispatch of technicians and engineers to repair the holidays. The crew of 16 Of different nationalities : Egyptian, Indian, Syrian, and dealing with the situation and the transfer of crew to another ship was close to the scene of the accident; to preserve their lives.

The head of the Commission denied what some claim to be any responsibility on the body towards the boat or the presence of locomotives belonging to the Authority went out to Qatar, stressing that there are already two locomotives were monitored by the diameter of the ship, not one locomotive, which are not affiliated to the body, stressing that it is an internal affair of the company owner and the power of attorney, The distress was a technical request after the boat was attacked, pointing out that there were no missing or injured among the crew of the ship.

China's Cosco buys its rival in Hong Kong to become the third largest shipping company in the world

COSCO, the Chinese shipping company, bought its rival in Hong Kong, OIL, for $ 6.3 billion. 

The transaction would make Cusco the third largest shipping company in the world with more than 400 ships. Most of the OOL shareholders have accepted the offer but the deal needs regulatory approval.

OWL has OCL, currently the seventh largest shipping company in the world with 3.2% of the global market, established by the family of Chief Executive Officer Tung Chee Hwa and still owns 69% of the company. .

The latest deal will be part of a wave of mergers that has led to the acquisition of six shipping companies by nearly two-thirds of the market, with excessive production capacity and slowing demand causing significant changes in the shipping industry.

Holding for Maritime Transport co. plans to establish a container terminal at East Port Said Port

The Chairman of the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport said on Thursday that his company completed the study of the construction of a second container terminal at East Port Said Port at a total cost of 765 million dollars.

Mohammed Yousuf said in a press statement that Holding Transport is coordinating with the Economic Authority for the Development of the Suez Canal to establish the second container terminal through Port Said Container and Cargo Handling Company.

Youssef said that the holding company is seeking to form an alliance with Port Said for the handling of containers and goods and any of the international lines or alliances for the implementation of the new station.

He explained that the preliminary proposal for the study of the feasibility of the project was completed along the berth 1200 meters and an area of ​​540 thousand square meters.

He pointed out that the study set the period of construction of the new station in East Port Said by about 36 months and that the rate of internal return of the project to 15%

The Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, Mihab Mamesh, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Executive Director of Singapore Ports Group to manage, operate and market a new container terminal at East Port Said Port.

The company provides technical assistance in the development and marketing of container terminal.

Kuwait enters Gulf competition on ports with «Mubarak Al-Kabeer»

The competition between ports has caught competition for control of the maritime transport and logistics sector in the Arabian Gulf region. Kuwait is competing through three ports - Shuwaikh, Shu'aybah and Mubarak al-Kabeer - which have not yet started operation and are still in the implementation phase. 

The report pointed out that the investment cost of the first phase of the mega port project of Mubarak to $ 1.4 billion to compete with the ports of Hamad in Qatar, which the investment cost of the project $ 2 billion for the second phase of it and the No. 4 berth in the Jebel Ali Port in the UAE, which cost $ 1.6 billion.

Kuwait is seeking to increase the capacity of its ports to accommodate a larger number of containers, where the current capacity of 1.2 million containers per year with the capacity of 850 thousand containers to the port of Shuwaikh annually and 350 thousand containers to the port of Shuaiba annually and completion of the port of Mubarak Al-Kabeer capacity of the three Kuwaiti ports to 3 million containers per year The addition of 1.8 million containers per year is the expected capacity of Mubarak Al Kabeer port.

The report pointed to the need to take into account a range of factors in view of the large expansion of the region in the construction of ports, warning that further expansion may affect the profitability of these new ports and expansions in the future:

The global shipping industry has turned to giant vessels, which must be equipped with port capacity for these vessels in the future.

Focus on competition in terms of the ability to provide better services at low prices in light of the increase in the number of ports, especially in light of increasing competition from outside the GCC region in Iran and Pakistan, which is seeking part of the large market share.

Taking into account the availability of internet services, modern databases and digital services in these new ports.

The new and existing ports are planned to be placed on the new Silk Road linking China to Europe and Africa.

In comparison to the capacity of ports in the Gulf States, the UAE has the capacity to accommodate 27.25 million TEUs annually through Jebel Ali Port, which has a capacity of 18 million containers per year and four other ports. Saudi Arabia is competing through two ports in Jeddah and Dammam with a capacity of 9.6 million containers Oman and two ports also have a capacity of 6.2 million containers per year while Qatar competes with Wahid port and Bahrain with the port of Khalifa bin Salman with a capacity of only 1 million containers per year.

«Ransomware virus» causes the slowdown delivery of containers in the port of Aqaba

The "ransom virus" attacked the world systems recently caused MAERSK maritime transport to disrupt the delivery of most of the Jordanian traders their goods through the port of Aqaba, causing the accumulation of containers and heavy losses for traders as a substrate port and damage to dry goods due to high temperature.

Captain of the food traders Khalil Hajj Tawfiq Akdavi said that there is a real problem that most Jordanian traders and importers in the port of Aqaba are currently suffering because of Maersk International Shipping Company, which transport about 70% of Jordan imports of goods from abroad because of the exposure of the company's systems of the global ransom virus Caused the suspension of electronic systems in Jordan and the inability to give importers the delivery of goods to remove their goods from the port and warned that the continuation of this causes the accumulation of containers and the accumulation of goods and disrupt the interests of importers and traders.

Al-Haj Tawfiq said that after pressure from the authority and the port company, the company issued handover permits yesterday, but it is slow and the problem has not been solved and there is still severe pressure in the port that could cause negative results on the importers. He called on the government to pressure the company to solve this problem quickly and compensate the traders For floor and fines allowance for delay and damage allowance for their goods.

Al-Haj Tawfiq said that the company deals with importers and traders in an inappropriate and responsible manner. He pointed out that this problem started just two days before the Eid and called for the need to speed up the problem before things get worse, especially since there are thousands of containers on the way to Aqaba. Dealing with him later.

Mærsk is a Danish shipping company established in Copenhagen in 1904. It is one of the largest container and freight forwarding companies in the world. It is one of several companies in the AB Müller Maersk Group which has several fields, Containers or other different fields. Maersk Sealand has the largest container tanker and largest fleet in the world to transport and ship containers on large sea lines.

The first logistics project between the Suez Canal and a Norwegian company to serve the field

The Suez Canal Authority is arranging for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Norwegian multinational company for the establishment of the first logistics project in the Hussein Basin area to serve the natural gas production project in the Dhahr field.

According to information from a source in the channel, the past few years have witnessed a number of visits by the company's delegations to the Suez Canal Authority to agree with its chairman, Mihab Mmeish, on the terms of the project and the partnership's foundations. He pointed out that the agreement will be the first of its kind with foreign companies in the field of services Logistics.

It is noteworthy that the field emerged from the most important projects for the development of natural gas fields under implementation, the largest gas discovery in the Mediterranean, and the largest on the global level.

Production is expected to begin in December 2017 with an average of one billion cubic feet per day, gradually increasing to 2.7 billion in 2019. The oil agreement for the exploration was signed in January 2014 after the Italian ENE won the region in the international bidding offered by Natural Gas Holding Company - Aegas.

The source expected that the partnership between the Suez Canal and the Norwegian company will establish a new company in accordance with the powers and controls granted by the law establishing the Authority in establishing companies to serve its economic activities, like the companies of the Suez Canal for aquaculture and the Suez Canal for investment and the seven companies of the Authority.

The source pointed out that this trend strengthens the economic entity of the Authority and maximizes the revenues, which have been dependent for years on the fees of the transit of ships to the navigational course of the channel.

He added that «Hussein Basin» one of the main link of the Suez Canal Authority east of the canal, and has been neglected for several years, pointing out that the reuse of the basin is the beginning of the start to develop the port of West Port Said.

He pointed out that the company's dredges finished 70% of the trenching work to a depth of 16 meters, so that the container berth in the western port can accommodate the vessels carrying 18,000 containers and 350 meters long.

He said that the Authority is putting services activity at the forefront of its concerns after the discovery of gas and oil witnessed by Egypt recently, especially the field of back, which called for strengthening the fleet of the vessel "Ahmed Fadel", which entered service in mid-June, the latest vessels of petroleum services in the field of oil extraction And maintenance works for excavators.

The ship is the largest multipurpose unit in the Middle East and one of the largest service vessels of oil companies and platforms, operating in the DP2 system, which ensures the installation of the unit at a specific point in the sea without the need to throw a hitch, and the capacity of 9800 kilowatts.

The vessel is 90 meters long and 18.8 meters wide and has a total capacity of 4744 tons and is equipped with a 75-ton main poonch. It works with AHC, allowing up to 40 tons of weight and stabilizing at a specific point below sea level of 2000 meters.

Abu Dhabi hosts the Maritime Standard Ship Finance and Trade 2017 Conference

The conference will feature distinct sessions after the keynote speeches, highlighting a number of topics including regional trade patterns, ship financing, ports and shipping. The event will also feature a series of speeches that will review details of recent case studies and demonstrate how the financial sector can help unlock the full potential of shipping operators and regional port operators to benefit from trade and economic growth.

Maritime Standard is currently preparing a roster of expert participants and speakers, including representatives of major ship owners and managers, port operators, trade organizations, speculators, analysts, law firms and financiers. The event was sponsored by a number of major maritime companies and organizations, including Abu Dhabi Ports, the Kuwait Oil Carriers, National Marine Dredgers, the P & I Islamic Club and Dubai Maritime City.

"This is the third time we have returned to Abu Dhabi to hold this prestigious event, which reflects not only the success of the first two versions but also the growing importance of the emirate as a leading regional shipping hub," said Trevor Pereira, managing director of Maritime Standard. Trade and finance, and the event will be attended by industry leaders who will speak at the event, along with a high level of decision makers, and the current times are tough for the sector, but we aim to ensure that this event adds value and helps companies identify M Seen her toward success when gaining momentum in the recovery of his career. "

Captain Mohammed Jumaa Al Shamsi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports, said: "We are delighted to host the Maritime Standard for Ship Finance and Trade, an important event for the maritime sector in Abu Dhabi and the UAE. Abu Dhabi is fast becoming a regional center for finance and trade, so organizing this event is perfectly logical in order to point to the emirate's growth in trade and transport at the regional and international levels, Agreed with the highlight of the vision of the wise leadership of the country in supporting the development of shipping, ports and logistics sectors in the country's economy. "

The Maritime Standard for Ship Finance and Trade is sure to bring high levels of interest to attendees, so venues are very limited to attend the conference. For more information on how to register, please visit: http://www.tms-shipfinanceandtrade.com/conference/delegate-registration

India's largest seaport has been hit by an electronic attack

A series of computer attacks worldwide have hindered work at the Jawaharlal Nehru port in Mumbai, the country's largest seaport, the Indian government said yesterday.

The Danish Ministry of Maritime Transport said in a statement that a private lounge run by the Danish shipping company "Maersk" in the port of Jawaharlal Nehru was affected by the attack. The Danish company explained on its Twitter account that the attack affected "several sites and work units" The holidays are the result of the global information attack. "

The series of cyber attacks in Russia and Ukraine began to hit devices in major corporations and governments and moved to Western Europe, including across the Atlantic to the United States.

 "While the operator is taking action to address issues that hinder operations, it is expected that there will be a compilation of incoming and outgoing shipments," she said.

Major Russian companies including Russian oil giant Rosneft, the pharmaceutical giant Merck, the British advertising company WPP and the French industrial company San Gopan have announced the first attack on Ukrainian banks and the main Kiev airport. And the Russian oil giant "Rosneft" in an incident reminiscent of the virus, "Andakrai" last.

Experts said the attack was caused by the "Petrwrap" virus, a modified version of the malignant "Betia" virus, which was hit last year and asked its victims to pay for their data.

But Kaspersky Lab said that according to its preliminary information, the virus was not a copy of "Betia" but a new virus "not seen before" and called "NotPetya". The Ministry of Maritime Transport said that it "is aware of the situation and takes action to ensure Less harm to trade, carriers, and most importantly citizens. "

The virus also mentions the malignant "Wanakray" program that spread last month, beating more than 150 countries and more than 200,000 victims.

Singapore port is the best in Asia for the 29th time

The port of Singapore was selected as Asia's best seaport for the 29th time after beating the ports of Hong Kong and Shanghai.

The win was announced Thursday at the 2017 Asia Logistics Awards (AFLAS).

According to a statement issued by the Singapore Maritime Ports and Shipping Authority, the port of Singapore was awarded the award for its outstanding performance on a number of levels, including its high competitiveness, a reasonable fee system for transporting containers, enabling it to provide adequate infrastructure and appropriate investment in new infrastructure To meet future demand.