Middle East News

Standard Club is advising its members with ships fitted with scrubbers not to discharge their wash-water when in Turkish waters.

MSC has issued an official statement outlining its position on the decision by the Federal Transport Authority (FTA) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to penalise its ship MSC JOANNA for carrying non-compliant fuel after the IMO 2020 carriage ban came into effect.

Saudi Aramco has reported a net income of $88.2 billion for 2019 – down from $111.1 billion in 2018 – which the company regarded a ‘strong’ performance given ‘a lower price environment and challenging margins in refining and chemicals’.

The new operation, which is supported by two wholly-owned barges, complements the company’s marine fuel offering at the Port of Fujairah.

A 29 MW gas-fuelled power plant from Wärtsilä is now supplying electricity supply to the Umm Qasr Ports Authority Zone in Basra, Iraq.

DEME Concessions says the facility will supply the regional chemical industry in Oman and will also provide green hydrogen and derivatives such as green methanol or ammonia to customers in Europe, including those in the Port of Antwerp.

The tugs will undertake operations with SAFEEN, Abu Dhabi Ports’ maritime service arm.

Oil product inventories at the UAE bunkering hub climbed 13% week on week to reach 25.98 million barrels – surpassing the previous record of 25.75 million barrels registered on 29 April last year.

The Standard Club published an article on its website today (19 February) advising its members about 'sudden and unannounced' inspections by Turkish customs on ships.

The company has published the group's financial figures for 2019 announcing a combined net profit of one billion Qatari Riyals, up 12.4% on the 892 million Qatari Riyals for 2018.