Bahrain

TMS Tanker Conference to assess operational challenges

The eighth annual The Maritime Standard Tanker Conference will take place on Wednesday 8th November 2023 at The Atlantis, the Palm, Dubai. This year the primary focus of the three conference sessions will be on environmental protection and sustainability, but the event will also highlight some of the key underlying trends affecting the operation of tankers, in the crude oil, product, chemical and gas sectors.

One of the most interesting parts of the Conference will be Session 2 in the afternoon,...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/tms-tanker-conference-to-assess-operational-challenges/

APM Terminals Bahrain to become region’s first fully solar energy-powered port

APM Terminals Bahrain, the operator of Khalifa Bin Salman Port, has announced the launch of a ground-breaking solar power project worth approximately BHD3.8 million (US$ 10 million), which will make the port energy self-sufficient by the end of 2023. By implementing this project, the terminal will reduce its carbon emissions by 65% while also securing a reliable and sustainable source of energy.

The solar power project is part of APM Terminals’ global decarbonisation plans, which aim to reduce...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/apm-terminals-bahrain-to-become-regions-first-fully-solar-energy-powered-port/

Navy Talks Details on LCS Mine Countermeasures Mission Package

MCM UUV in the mission bay of an Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship. US Navy Photo

After several years of delays, the Navy’s mine countermeasures mission package for the Littoral Combat Ship has finally reached its initial operating capability.

Last year, the Navy tested the mission package and its systems aboard Independence-class LCS USS Cincinnati (LCS-20), leading the service to announce last week that the MCM mission package achieved the IOC milestone.

The mission package includes...

https://news.usni.org/2023/05/12/navy-talks-details-on-lcs-mine-countermeaures-mission-package

Report to Congress on Egypt and U.S. Relations

The following is the May 2, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations,

From the report

Historically, Egypt has been an important country for U.S. national security interests based on its geography, demography, and diplomatic posture. Egypt controls the Suez Canal, which opened in 1869 and is one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas. As of 2023, an estimated 12% of global trade, including 7% of the world’s...

https://news.usni.org/2023/05/10/report-to-congress-on-egypt-and-u-s-relations

ASRY celebrates ‘outstanding’ results

His Majesty Nasser bin Hamad, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oil and Gas Holding Company (nogaholding), was present at a recent meeting at Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Company (ASRY) yard in celebration of its “outstanding financial and operational results for the year 2022.” The event was attended by key stakeholders and strategic partners from inside and outside Bahrain as well as ASRY senior management.

HH praised ASRY’s progress which led to the current results,...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/asry-celebrates-outstanding-results/

Naval Forces Central Command Holds Two-Day Mental Health Stand Down

Sailors assigned to guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) prepare to depart Manama, Bahrain, during a sea and anchor detail on March 21, 2021. US Navy photo

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command held a two-day mental health stand down in Bahrain, the Navy announced Thursday.

During the stand down, which will kick off a series of events held by the Navy on mental health, sailors and their families visited information booths and attended presentations, according to a Navy news release.

The...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/14/naval-forces-central-command-holds-two-day-mental-health-stand-down

Navy Wants Independence LCS in Bahrain for Mine Countermeasure Mission

Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS-6) pierside in Guam. US Navy Photo

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy could deploy the aluminum hull, Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship to the Middle East as part of a future mine-countermeasures force in U.S. Central Command, service officials said.

Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, the commander of Naval Surface Forces, said the Navy could send up to two of the Independence-class to Bahrain with a variant of the LCS MCM mission package in the same...

https://news.usni.org/2023/01/11/navy-wants-independence-lcs-in-bahrain-for-mine-countermeasure-mission

Bahraini Government and APM Terminals reaffirm efforts to jointly develop maritime sector

During a recent visit to Bahrain, Keith Svendsen, chief executive of APM Terminals, discussed with His Excellency, Mohammed bin Thamer Al Kaabi, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, the joint efforts the company and Bahraini government are undertaking to further develop the maritime sector in the Kingdom. In particular they discussed how to strengthen the role of Khalifa Bin Salman Port as a major hub in the Gulf and boost its contribution to the Bahraini economy.

Through its...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/bahraini-government-and-apm-terminals-reaffirm-efforts-to-jointly-develop-maritime-sector/

MENAS awarded Bahraini Aids to Navigation project

The Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS) has signed an agreement with Bahrain Ports and Maritime Affairs (PMA) to remove and replace three abandoned light beacons in the Northwest of Bahrain and to survey all Aids to Navigation (AtoNs) in Bahraini waters.

The survey, which should take up to eight months to complete, will cover all main channels as well as the approaches to Bahrain, its islands, reefs, all inner channels, private jetties and fisheries harbours. These contain in total more...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/menas-awarded-bahraini-aids-to-navigation-project/

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