Kuwait Archives - Baird Maritime

March 25, 2021

Labour violations lead to arrests of two Qatari-owned ships in Australia

Written by Baird Maritime on March 25, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Dry Cargo World.

Australian authorities have detained two vessels owned by a Qatari shipping company for serious labour rights breaches just weeks after the crew on another of the ..

October 30, 2020

OPINION | Crew-change crisis risks supply chains – and lives

Written by Christiaan De Beukelaer on October 30, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Dry Cargo World, Ship World Features, Work Boat World Features.

Twenty-four crew members of the Al Messilah, a livestock carrier under the Kuwaiti flag, tested positive last week for Covid-19 at Fremantle Port in Western Australia. ..

August 26, 2020

Uzmar launches oil spill recovery vessel for Kuwait Oil Company

Written by Baird Maritime on August 26, 2020. Posted in Firefighting, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Offshore Tugs and Operations, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Search and Rescue.

Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyard has launched a new oil spill recovery vessel ordered by Kuwait Oil Company. The Robert Allan Ltd-designed KOC Al Zour will also be capable ..

In Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, public investment by petro-states is increasingly focused on squeezing out private sector businesses in oilfield services, especially ..

September 7, 2020

Missing sailor confirmed dead as firefighting effort ends on VLCC off Sri Lanka

Written by Baird Maritime on September 7, 2020. Posted in Firefighting, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Salvage Operations, Search and Rescue, Ships (Naval), Tanker World.

The Indian Coast Guard has confirmed that the firefighting response to the incident on the very large crude carrier (VLCC) New Diamond finally ended on Sunday, September ..

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July 28, 2020

VESSEL REVIEW | Sabah – Highly versatile fisheries patrol boat for Kuwaiti waters

Written by Baird Maritime on July 28, 2020. Posted in Fishing Boat World Vessel Reviews, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Regulation & Enforcement, Search and Rescue, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Spanish builder Freire Shipyard recently handed over a new patrol vessel to the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources, an agency under the Kuwaiti ..

December 21, 2020

Kuwait Ports Authority unveils facility expansion projects

Written by Baird Maritime on December 21, 2020. Posted in Boxship World, Dry Cargo World, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Port World.

Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) has confirmed that it is presently working on expanding its existing capacity, particularly its capacity to handle imported cargo. In an ..

September 4, 2020

One missing following explosion, fire on VLCC in Bay of Bengal

Written by Baird Maritime on September 4, 2020. Posted in Firefighting, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue, Ships (Naval), Tanker World.

The Indian Coast Guard and partner agencies are continuing to respond to an incident wherein an explosion and a subsequent fire had occurred on board an oil tanker ..

December 11, 2019

FEATURE | Naval operations around the Strait of Hormuz intensify

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on December 11, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Naval, Work Boat World Features.

Amid simmering regional tensions, multi-national warship activity in and around the Strait of Hormuz continues to intensify. Much media reporting has been poorly ..