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UAE
Every Vessel Hunter story on UAE: 13 stories, from 9 June 2026 to 26 September 2026. Newest: "Onex DMCC linked to five VLCC purchases as supertanker values climb". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Onex DMCC linked to five VLCC purchases as supertanker values climb
Dubai trading house Onex DMCC is now linked to at least five VLCC purchases, from the record $200m Pinios to the 26-year-old Dennie, as the benchmark Gulf-China rate passed $1m a day.
Emirates Shipping Line stops carrying plastic waste from October
Emirates Shipping Line will stop accepting bookings for plastic waste under HS code 3915 from 1 October, becoming the second ocean carrier to apply a blanket ban.
Chattogram Port Unions Call Two Protests Over DP World Terminal Concession
Two Bangladeshi port worker groups have called protests on 22 and 27 September against a proposed government-to-government concession handing Chattogram's New Mooring Container Terminal to DP World.
ADNOC L&S Exercises Options for Two More LNG Carriers at Jiangnan
ADNOC Logistics and Services has exercised options for two further LNG carriers at Jiangnan Shipyard in a $444m order, lifting its LNG fleet to 24 vessels.
Khorfakkan Terminal Expansion Targets 5m TEU on the Route Around Hormuz
Gulf Terminals Group is expanding Khorfakkan Commercial Container Terminal from 3.5m to 5m teu of annual capacity, targeting more than 10m teu long term at a port outside the Strait of Hormuz.
DP World Spends $100m a Month Keeping Jebel Ali Ready as Ships Divert
DP World is spending about $100m a month to keep Jebel Ali in a state of readiness while vessels avoid the crisis-hit UAE gateway, with the port running at around 10% of normal capacity.
Iran Turns Back Chinese Tanker While Still Holding UAE Product Carrier
The IRGC says it warned off a Chinese oil tanker rather than attacking it, while continuing to detain the UAE-linked product tanker Amara near Larak Island.
UAE Suspends All Trade With Iran After Antiship Missile Strike
The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade and financial transactions with Iran after two ballistic missiles targeting maritime navigation fell in and near its territorial waters.
AD Ports Profit Jumps As Fleet Doubles And Hormuz Reshapes Its Cargo
AD Ports Group almost doubled second-quarter net profit as its shipping arm expanded sharply and disruption in the Gulf pushed cargo onto alternative routes.
Vitol sails stranded aluminium cargo out of Strait of Hormuz
Vitol has shipped a stranded cargo of about 35,000 tonnes of aluminium out of the Strait of Hormuz, an early sign of normalising trade flows after months of disruption.
Liner networks shift away from Asia's mega hubs
Container carriers are permanently restructuring their networks away from Asia's largest transhipment hubs towards secondary regional ports, according to Sea-Intelligence analysis of UNCTAD connectivity data.
New dry bulk outfit emerges in Dubai
A new Dubai-based dry bulk venture, Mayborne Bulk, has launched under industry veterans Jesper Lollesgaard and Parikshit Sial, with an asset-light model focused on the handy, supramax and ultramax sectors.
Safeen Subsea lands offshore installation contract
AD Ports Group's Safeen Subsea has won a contract to install sleepers, riser clamps and risers for an undisclosed but 'major' offshore project in the region.
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