Kuwait Archives - Baird Maritime

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 ..

September 17, 2019

COLUMN | What do the Saudi Arabian drone attacks mean for the offshore industry? [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on September 17, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Offshore World, Ship World Features, Tanker World, Work Boat World Features.

Monday opened with the most significant spike in the oil price since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, with Brent crude shooting up 20 per cent to over US$70 per ..

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 ..

September 16, 2019

Uzmar cuts steel for oil spill recovery tug for KOC

Written by Baird Maritime on September 16, 2019. Posted in Firefighting, Offshore Tugs and Operations, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Search and Rescue.

Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyard has cut the first steel for a new offshore support tug for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). Uzmar will build the 60-metre vessel to a Robert Allan ..

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 ..

October 4, 2019

MetalCraft to build new firefighting boat for Kuwait

Written by Baird Maritime on October 4, 2019. Posted in Firefighting.

Canada’s MetalCraft Marine has been selected to build a new firefighting catamaran for an unnamed customer in Kuwait. Designed by Walker Marine Design, the vessel ..

September 10, 2019

Grandweld delivers final one of 10-vessel order to Kuwait Petroleum

Written by Baird Maritime on September 10, 2019. Posted in Crew Transfer, Pilotage.

Grandweld Shipyards has delivered the final unit of an order for six pilot boats and four crewboats placed in May 2017 by Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) subsidiary ..