Oman’s logistics giant Asyad Group has acquired Skybridge Freight Solutions (SFS), a significant international expansion for the state-controlled firm. “Acquiring SFS will play a significant role in bolstering Oman’s connectivity with vital global trade routes,” Asyad stated in a release, claiming...
https://splash247.com/asyad-buys-skybridge-freight-solutions/
Omani authorities say nine members of a 16-strong Indian and Sri Lankan crew have been rescued, after going missing when their tanker capsized off the coast of Oman on Monday. One other has been found dead. The Indian Navy announced that eight Indians and one Sri Lankan from the Prestige Falcon had...
https://splash247.com/nine-crew-saved-from-capsized-tanker-off-oman/
Sixteen crew are feared to have perished after a small tanker capsized off Oman on Monday. Search and rescue operations to find the 13 Indians and three Sri Lankans who were onboard the 7,056 dwt, Comoros-flagged Prestige Falcon have thus far been unsuccessful. The vessel had been headed for the...
https://splash247.com/16-feared-dead-as-tanker-capsizes-off-oman/
DUBAI, July 16 (Reuters) – The 16-strong crew of a Comoros-flagged oil tanker that capsized off Oman are still missing, the country’s maritime security centre said on Tuesday, a day after the…
https://gcaptain.com/16-missing-after-oil-tanker-prestige-falcon-capsizes-off-oman/
In a significant step towards enhancing emergency preparedness and response, Sohar Port and Freezone has launched a new Sohar Emergency Response Organization (SERO), which has the capabilities to address a wide range of incidents within the port’s industrial area. SERO will be operated by Unity Fire and Safety, a company that specialises in safety and emergency response.
Key features of the new organisation include advanced equipment and training, regulatory compliance, revision of emergency...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/sohar-port-launches-emergency-response-organisation/
Oman’s Asyad Shipping has been tipped to be the company booking four VLCC newbuilds at Hanwha Ocean. Multiple brokers have placed the Omani owner behind the recently divulged deal by the South Korean shipbuilder worth around $520m, with deliveries set for 2026 and the first quarter of 2027. Asyad...
https://splash247.com/asyad-shipping-in-for-four-vlccs-at-hanwha-ocean/
Oman’s state-run shipping giant Asyad and Greece’s Chandris have been revealed as the takers for early VLCC delivery slots at one of the world’s top shipyards. Earlier this year, Hanwha Ocean, formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), marketed a few VLCC slots with second half 2026...
https://splash247.com/hanwha-ocean-finds-takers-for-early-vlcc-slots/
With the arrival of the final four out of a total of ten new ship-to-shore cranes in early June, thePort of Salalah’s US$ 300 million expansion plan is on schedule to boost annual container handling capacity from 5 million to 6 million TEU by the end of this year.
Despite the extensive upgrade works that commenced last year, in the recently published 2023 Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), from the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, Port of Salalah retained its position as the...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/port-of-salalah-expansion-project-on-track/
Oman’s Sohar Port has become one of the first ports in the Middle East to use biofuel bunkering for tugboat operations. After receiving its first delivery of biofuel, bunkering with B20 – a mixture of 80% diesel and 20% biofuel – began as a trial for Tug Sohar. However, the port has confirmed the project is now set to be extended to all tugboats at the port, in collaboration with tugboat operator Svitzer, biofuel supplier Woqod and bunker service provider Hormuz Marine.
Emile Hoogsteden, CEO of...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/sohar-port-to-extend-biofuel-bunkering-project/
Sea trials completed for Inverlussa Marine Services’ newest workboat Netherlands-based Nauplius Workboats has completed conducting sea trials of a new shallow-draught, fish farm support workboat ordered by UK aquaculture support company Inverlussa Marine Services. Arthur Douglas is a near-identical sister of Geraldine Mary, which was delivered to Inverlussa in 2022. Irish fishing family to welcome […]
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