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Bubyan moving forward

News1 May 2004

Kuwait Consultants and Investment Co (KCI) and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development have inked a US$1.5 mill agreement to conduc...

North-south container train coming shortly

News1 May 2004

The first container train on the north-south transport corridor is scheduled to depart from Berlin for Iran on 1 August, according to the pr...

Jordan adopts E-cert system

News1 May 2004

Jordan has become the first Middle East country to adopt E-cert, the Australian Internet-based system for tracking agricultural exports and ...

Iraqi Ports planning US$1 bill investment

News1 May 2004

The Iraqi Ports Authority (IPA) has plans for 60 new berths at the four ports under its jurisdiction, to be developed over the next five to ...

Aden calling – again

News1 Apr 2004

The Yemeni government is seeking a new operator for Aden container terminal to replace PSA International, which pulled out last year (see Wo...

Iranian box plan

News1 Feb 2004

Iran is planning to issue a new tender to set up a private container terminal at the port of Bandar Abbas....

PSA out of Aden?

News1 Dec 2003

According to local Yemeni reports PSA Corporation has pulled out of Yeminvest, its 60:40 joint venture with Saudi-backed Yemen Holdings Ltd ...

Kuwait port bids

News1 Nov 2003

Bids for contracts to manage the twin ports of Shuaiba and Shuwaikh were due to be submitted last month to Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA), whi...

New port for Kuwait?

News1 Sep 2003

Kuwait is considering building a port on Bubiyan island at an estimated cost of US$850 mill, industry sources said....

Gulftainer’s Kuwait bid…

News1 Jun 2003

It is understood that Gulftainer, which operates the Khorfakkan and Sharjah container terminals in the UAE, has submitted a master plan to K...

…slicing up the Iraqi pie

News1 Jun 2003

A number of other regional ports are gearing up for Iraqi transit reconstruction traffic....

Dubai set to fly?

News1 May 2003

Dubai Ports Authority (DPA) has not only embarked on a prodigious expansion programme at home (see WorldCargo News, February 2003, p9 and, f...

Kuwait plans ahead

News1 May 2003

Proposals are under consideration to upgrade facilities at Kuwait's Shuwaikh and Shuaiba container terminals to increase handling capacity a...

SSA bags Umm Qasr contract

News1 Apr 2003

Stevedoring Services of America (SSA) has denied charges that it secured the 18 month contract (with two 12-month extension options) to run ...

New port for UAE

News1 Mar 2003

Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, plans to develop a commercial hub at Al Hamra Island, according to Shaikh Ahmed Bin Saqr Al Qassimi, the new head of th...

Fujairah bulks up

News1 Feb 2003

In response to growing demand from bulk aggregate shippers, the Port of Fujairah has commissioned a 2000 t/h travelling shiploader and assoc...

Bubyan moving forward

North-south container train coming shortly

Jordan adopts E-cert system

Iraqi Ports planning US$1 bill investment

Aden calling – again

Iranian box plan

PSA out of Aden?

Kuwait port bids

New port for Kuwait?

Gulftainer’s Kuwait bid…

…slicing up the Iraqi pie

Dubai set to fly?

Kuwait plans ahead

SSA bags Umm Qasr contract

New port for UAE

Fujairah bulks up

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