United Arab Emirates Archives

January 12, 2022

FEATURE | Addressing the challenges in Russia’s maritime infrastructure sector

Written by Vitaly Chernov on January 12, 2022. Posted in Boxship World, Cruise, Dry Cargo World, Ferries, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Port World, Ro-Pax World, Ro-Ro World, Ship World Features, Ship World Vessel Reviews, Work Boat World Features, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

The list of phantom projects in Russian ports has not changed a lot over the year although some projects have been restructured and given a second wind. Dramatic changes ..

January 6, 2022

Construction begins on new deep-water port in Senegal

Written by Baird Maritime on January 6, 2022. Posted in Boxship World, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Port World.

UAE-based port operations and logistics specialist DP World has begun construction of a new deep-water port in Ndayane in Senegal. The project consists of two phases and ..

December 22, 2021

Caspian Offshore Construction adds shallow-draught workboat to fleet

Written by Baird Maritime on December 22, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Dredging and Land Reclamation, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Offshore Tugs and Operations.

Caspian Offshore Construction of Kazakhstan recently took delivery of a new shallow-draught workboat from the Damen Shipyards Group. Caspian Amwaj will be deployed primar ..

January 10, 2022

COLUMN | Drilling Update: Borr, Vantage/ADES, Stena/Samsung, Adnoc Drilling, Maersk, and Standard not Drilling [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on January 10, 2022. Posted in Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

Time for a six pack of updates on the biggest offshore drilling stories of the last few weeks. Whilst three autonomous marine survey companies and one of Australia’s la ..

January 3, 2022

UAE-flagged ship seized by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in Red Sea

Written by Baird Maritime on January 3, 2022. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Piracy.

An official of the Saudi-leb Arab Military Coalition has confirmed that a UAE-flagged cargo vessel has been hijacked by the Iran-backed Houthi militia operating out of no ..

December 17, 2021

UAE Navy’s first Gowind-class corvette hits the water

Written by Baird Maritime on December 17, 2021. Posted in Ships (Naval).

French shipbuilder the Naval Group has floated out the first of two Gowind-class corvettes to be built for the UAE Navy. The future Bani Yas will be fitted with the Naval ..

January 7, 2022

Saipem acquires offshore support RIBs

Written by Baird Maritime on January 7, 2022. Posted in Dive Support, Offshore Maintenance, RIBs and RHIBs.

UAE builder Asis Boats has delivered three new rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) to offshore operator Saipem Netherlands for use in the waters off Saudi Arabia. The RIBs are ..

December 27, 2021

COLUMN | The last four of the twelve days of Christmas: Myanmar’s misery, floating wind’s progress, Bourbon’s revival, P&O Maritime’s hubris, and Standard Drilling’s transformation [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on December 27, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Commercial Mariner – Vessel Reviews, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Exploration, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

Hope you had a very Merry Christmas – unless, of course, you are of the Orthodox faith, in which case you have to wait until January 7 for Christmas. This week, we clos ..

December 16, 2021

UAE’s newest cutter suction dredger begins naval support works

Written by Baird Maritime on December 16, 2021. Posted in Dredging and Land Reclamation.

Chinese builder HID Dredger recently delivered a new cutter suction dredger to an unnamed operator in the UAE. The non-self-propelled vessel has a length of 45 metres, a ..