APM Terminals and Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) have signed a US$ 242 million agreement to expand the Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), boosting annual capacity to over 1.7 million TEU. Jordanian Prime Minister, Jaafar Hassan, was present at the signing ceremony, underscoring the importance of the project in developing the country’s economic infrastructure.
The partnership reinforces the long-standing collaboration between ADC and APM Terminals, which dates back to 2006. Over the years,...
Maersk’s port operating arm, APM Terminals, has struck a deal with the Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) in Jordan to upgrade a container terminal in the southern Aqaba port. The agreement covers an investment of about $242m to boost the terminal’s capacity to 1.7m teu and accelerate plans to...
https://splash247.com/apm-terminals-presses-ahead-with-jordan-investment/
BW Group’s gas shipowner BW LNG has clinched a 10-year charter with Jordan’s National Electricity Company (NEPCO) for on of its vessels. The deal covers a conversion of the vessel into a floating storage unit (FSU) which will be moored at Sheikh Sabah LNG Terminal in Aqaba. Financial terms were not...
Amman, Jordan-based potash producer Arab Potash Company has awarded Dutch engineering firm Royal IHC a contract for the construction of a new shallow-draught pontoon that will be used for harvesting salt from the Dead Sea. The vessel machine will be equipped with four tracks. Royal IHC said the...
Aqaba Container Terminal and Aqaba Development Corporation have joined forces to manage and operate a hazardous materials yard in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone.
Through this collaboration, Aqaba Container Terminal will manage the first dedicated yard for dangerous goods in Aqaba on behalf of Aqaba Development Corporation, applying international standards in the handling and temporary storage of containers classified as hazardous. The yard boasts advanced features, including self-extinguishing...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/aqaba-dangerous-goods-yard-deal-signed/
Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) has recently renewed its partnership with Tikyet Um Ali, a non-governmental and non-profit organisation established in 2003 that aims to combat food poverty in Jordan.
Commenting on this occasion, ACT’s CEO, Soren Jensen, said, “We are very proud of our long-standing partnership with Tkiyet Um Ali and happy to work with an organization that shares our vision to support the neediest in the community. Through this partnership, we are able to have a positive impact in...
Container shipping via the Red Sea remains disrupted by ongoing geopolitical events and the threat of attack by Houthi rebels in Yemen. Container lines are seeking new ways of serving customers in the region and with this in mind Hapag Lloyd has launched a new service connecting Red Sea ports and Turkey. Turkiye Red Sea Feeder Service (TRS) will link the ports of Iskenderun, Mersin, Jeddah and Aqaba in a round loop operation.
The first sailing of the service will be on 3rd March the third, when...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/hapag-lloyd-launches-new-red-sea-feeder/
Livestock carrier that departed Fremantle in early January for Aqaba, Jordan, has been instructed to return to Australia by the country’s federal government. The 2010-built, 7,900-dwt livestock carrier, formerly known as the Ocean Outback – registered to Bassem Dabbah Shipping and operated by...
The Blue Mediterranean Partnership, a collaborative initiative aimed at fostering a sustainable blue economy […]
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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/