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Chinese ship hijacked in Sea of Oman

The Chinese embassy in Tehran has started emergency procedures Chinese embassy in Teheran said that yesterday morning pirates have hijacked chinese ship in the Sea of Oman.The cargo ship belonging to a Nanjing company was hijacked at about 9:30 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) in the Sea of Oman near the Iranian port Chabahar.The Chinese embassy in Tehran has started emergency procedures and contacted related Iranian governmental departments, urging the Iranian side to take all necessary measures and spare no efforts to rescue the crew members and ensure their safety.Source: News.cn

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First LNG carrier drydocks in Oman

In the huge shiprepair complex of Oman Drydock Company The huge shiprepair complex of Oman Drydock Company (ODC) is due to be officially opened next month.However, since it opened for business in April 2011, ODC has been gradually ramping up its operations. Starting with the handling of relatively small vessels, ODC has since handled a total of 32 ships of varying sizes.For example, last November, ODC received its first LNGC, the 'Muscat LNG,' owned by Oman Shipping Corp.As part of its mid-life service, the vessel underwent an 11-day docking period at ODC and was redelivered within the estimated 12 days.The repairs included the mechanical cleaning of the main boilers and the fire sides. She was pressure tested and the LNG cargo pumps, the ballast pumps and the safety and mounting valves for the main boiler were overhauled.In addition, the cable hangers and cables were renewed at five locations and new cable supports (20 sets) for the cable way were installed during the passage and the core wires were modified in tube type fluorescent light. As part of the regular maintenance work, the hull was recoated.After the repair at ODC, the ship loaded LNG at the Qalhat Terminal and left for ...

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Oman: Port sector continues to grow

Studies are also under way for the expansion of Salalah Port's container terminal Oman's ports sector continues to grow on the back of an energetic, ongoing programme aimed at modernising and expanding existing maritime gateways, coupled with the establishment of new seaports, a senior official of the Ministry of Transport and Communications stated here.Said bin Hamdoon al Harthy, Under-Secretary for Ports and Maritime Affairs at the ministry, told a gathering of transport officials and experts that the Sultanate's maritime sector would continue to expand in step with national development. Al Harthy was speaking at the opening of the Oman Transport Infrastructure Summit which began at Crowne Plaza Muscat yesterday. The high-profile, four-day event has been organised by Global Exhibitions and Conferences LLC (GEC) and IQPC Middle East.Studies are under way to upgrade and modernise the existing ports and harbours. Services at Khasab Port, which serves Musandam Governorate, are proposed to be optimised, while a separate study centring on Shinas Port aims to explore ways to augment the facility's capabilities.Further south, Port of Sohar is continuing to expand and develop as an industrial hub - its growth fuelled by new projects.A deepwater jetty nearing completion at Sohar is set to receive ...

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Gulf states must beef up coastal security against pirate attacks

The problem soon will get worse as the Monsoon season is due to end Gulf states including the GCC and Oman must ramp up measures to fend off the growing problem of marine pirate attacks, or risk becoming a hotbed for hijackings, analysts said.Oman in August saw two attacks on ships near the port of Salalah, with one tanker and crew snatched from inside the port in front of the coast guard, and experts warn these attacks may be the tip of the iceberg."The problem will only worsen in the short-term as the Monsoon season is due to end in mid-September. The Gulf of Oman might be a new area of focus, which will pose a concern for Emirati shipping interests which must pass through the area," said John Drake, a senior risk consultant at AKE Group.Piracy is a well-organised and highly lucrative business and has expanded into a vast area off the coast of Somalia. An estimated $150m was paid in ransoms for ships, cargoes and crews to pirate gangs last year, while a record 1,181 seafarers were kidnapped, according to consultancy Dryad Maritime Intelligence."For the UAE, the problem must be carefully monitored and ensure that it does not ...

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Location of ship hijacked in Oman is still unknown

Owners of seized vessel say pirates yet to establish any contact Owners of the chemical tanker that was hijacked in Oman are still clueless about the whereabouts and condition of the vessel and its crew more than a day after Somali pirates seized the MT Fairchem Bogey off the port of Salalah. According to officials of the Anglo-Eastern Ship Management, the pirates have yet to establish contact as of last night."We expect the pirates to make the first contact to us till they reach the Somalia coast where they will be anchored on their arrival from Salalah port," a ship managing firm official said.There are 21 crew members on board MT Fairchem Bogey. All are Indians. The ship was carrying over 20,000 tonnes of methanol on Saturday and was scheduled to set sail from the Salalah port on Sunday.In touchThe ship's managers have been in touch with various maritime authorities, while awaiting further contact from the vessel. An official of India's Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) said the tanker was heading towards the Somalian coast."We do not know the current location of the ship. We have also not got fresh feedback from the company managing the ship," the DGS official ...

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Somali pirates hijack Indian ship with 21 crew off Oman

It was hijacked while anchored in Salalah port Somali pirates hijacked a chemical-oil tanker with 21 Indian sailors on board on Saturday from near an Omani port, although the exact location was unconfirmed.India's Directorate General of Shipping said the Fairchem Bogey, managed by Mumbai-based Anglo-Eastern Ship Management, was hijacked while anchored in Salalah port. A Salalah-based shipping source said the vessel was being loaded with methanol when it was seized.The port's operator, APM Terminals, however, said pirates boarded the vessel while it was two miles off the coast of Oman, awaiting a berth, and comandeered it towards Somalia.Andrew Mwangura, shipping editor of The Somalia Report, who is based in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa told Reuters the position of the hijacking showed the ship was inside Oman's territorial waters."It was captured six nautical miles south of Salalah so it is definitely inside Oman," he said, adding that a country's territorial waters usually stretch out 12 miles into the sea."If it is Somali pirates, it means they have a mother ship they are operating with. The high season for piracy has just started."The end of the southwest monsoon winds in August marks the end of very turbulent high seas In ...

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