Iraq

AD Ports takes on projects in Jordan and Iraq

Following the recent signing of an outline agreement, AD Ports Group is to work with the Aqaba Development Corporation to establish a state-of-the-art cruise terminal at Marsa Zayed in Aqaba. It will be the first port facility to be developed by the Abu Dhabi group in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and its first cruise facility outside of the United Arab Emirates.

The new terminal is expected to serve as a regional gateway that will receive cruise ships passengers visiting the Red Sea region....

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/ad-ports-takes-on-projects-in-jordan-and-iraq/

Navy Arming Surface Ships with Drone Repellent System

Gunner’s Mate Kyle Mendenhall shows the Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electromagnetic Warfare (DRAKE) system aboard USS Kansas City (LCS-22) on Aug. 16, 2021. USNI News Photo

ABOARD THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP USS KANSAS CITY, OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA – With the use of drones becoming more prevalent, the Navy has found a way to ensure all of its surface ships can repel unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electromagnetic Warfare system, or DRAKE, built by...

https://news.usni.org/2021/09/07/navy-arming-surface-ships-with-drone-repellent-system

CENTCOM Commander: U.S. ‘Completely Focused’ on Responsible Afghanistan Withdrawal

A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) provides security for Marine advisors during an advising mission with 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps as the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces conduct Operation Maiwand 12 at Camp Shorserack, Afghanistan, March 12, 2018. US Marine Corps Photo

U.S. Central Command’s top officer stressed today that the military is “completely focused” on responsibly withdrawing from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, the 20th anniversary of...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/27/centcom-commander-u-s-completely-focused-on-responsible-afghanistan-withdrawal

Falling Oil Prices Vs Tanker Market Boom

Tanker shipping was one of the few winners amid the global rout in stock markets and oil prices seen during the first few months of this year, in the face of falling industrial activity and weak demand as the world came to terms with the coronavirus pandemic, says an article published in financial times.

Impact of the pandemic

Over the last few months, we have seen an explosion in tanker freight rates with the largest class of tankers, the VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carrier) making headlines as the...

https://mfame.guru/falling-oil-prices-vs-tanker-market-boom/

“Suspicious object” discovered on tanker

The crew of a Liberian flagged tanker have found what appears to be a limpet mine attached to the vessel’s hull while conducting ship to ship operations 6 nautical miles south of the Al Bakr Terminal offshore Iraq.

The ship’s manager, Dynacom Tankers, has issued this statement:

Dynacom Tankers confirms that today at approximately 0500 hours UTC, a suspicious object was observed attached to the hull of our vessel the M/T Pola (IMO 9493767) as she was discharging her cargo during a ship to ship...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/suspicious-object-discovered-on-tanker/

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