Tag: Saudi Arabia

Singapore-based shipping company Hafnia, part of BW Group, confirmed that one of its LR1 product tankers was hit from an external source whilst discharging at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at approximately 00:40 on 14 December, causing an explosion and subsequent fire onboard.

Saudi Arabia, UAE and IEA are discussing with the Japanese goverment on how to promote the use of ammonia into the fuel mix for thermal power generation as well as for shipping from the late 2020s.

An explosion damaged a Greek-managed tanker at a Saudi Arabian terminal on the Red Sea just north of the Yemeni border, Reuters reports, in an attack confirmed by Saudi Arabia. Specifically, it has been reported that the Maltese-flagged aframax tanker vessel Agrari was struck by an explosive device at Al Shuqaiq anchorage in Saudi Arabia. 

Saudi Arabia urged the U.N. Security Council that an “oil spot” had been seen in a shipping transit area 31 miles west of a decaying tanker and is threatening to spill 1.1 million barrels of crude oil off the coast of Yemen, as Reuters reported.

Saudi Ports Authority recently joined the increased list of ports which have forced a ban against open-loop scrubbers. Namely, the region will from now on prohibit the discharge of wash-water coming from open-loop scrubbers.

The Dubai-based Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) and port operator DP World launched the first direct shipping line connecting UAE’s Jebel Ali Port in Dubai with Egypt’s Sokhna Port through Jeddah Islamic Port.

LogiPoint recently established a bonded trade corridor among the Jeddah Islamic Port and the King Abdulaziz International Airport in order to boost the transshipment of multimodal cargo.

Saudi Global Ports (SGP), one of PSA International’s subsidiaries and Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) came in an agreement in order to construct two container terminals at the King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam.

Rystad Energy estimated that the extra oil coming into the global market from April will be as much as 3 million barrels per day (bpd), while OPEC+ countries are able to add next month 2 million bpd, according to their storage, spare capacity and ramp up capabilities.

In line with measures taken by several other states in response to COVID-19 pandemic, Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended sea trips for passengers between Saudi Arabia and 50 countries, including 27 EU states.