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Duisport advises DP World

News8 Jul 2013

DP World has commissioned Duisport with drawing up an integrated port-hinterland concept for the Port of Jebel Ali in Dubai...

Israel pushes for new private seaports

News4 Jul 2013

The Israeli government has published open tenders for companies to build two private ports, one in Haifa and one in Ashdod, to compete with ...

Gulftainer adds Gulf Stevedoring

News23 Jun 2013

UAE-based Gulftainer has announced it has acquired a 51% stake in Saudi Arabia’s Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO), allowing it...

Gazeley sold to Brookfield

News12 Jun 2013

Dubai World, the debt-laden UAE-headquartered property, leisure, logistics and port conglomerate has reportedly sold its UK-based warehouse ...

Porto Central joint deal?

News29 May 2013

Rotterdam port authority and the Sultanate of Oman are considering a joint investment in a port in Brazil...

Eithad Rail signs MoU with Hellmann

News23 May 2013

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Rail is well on its way to constructing the first national rail network in the UAE and has signed up another freight ...

Liebherr books RMGs for Jubail

News28 Mar 2013

Six widespan, double cantilever RMGs will be delivered to the Saudi port of Jubail...

CMA CGM opens Baghdad dry port

News26 Mar 2013

The French carrier has opened a new bonded dry port in the Abu Ghreib area, near Iraq's capital city, Baghdad...

Khalifa's capacity to be ramped up

News15 Mar 2013

Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) plans to ramp up capacity at its new port of Khalifa with 1.8M TEU/year expected to be in place by the end of 2013...

ACT completes first phase of expansion plan

News12 Mar 2013

Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) in Jordan has completed the first part of a US140M expansion programme aimed at doubling the terminal's capac...

Port of Khalifa in Indian file

News13 Feb 2013

The IGI service will link the new UAE port of Khalifa with Mundra and Mumbai...

Gulftainer seeks quick start for Tripoli

News21 Jan 2013

Sharjah-based port operator Gulftainer is investigating the possibility of bringing in mobile harbour cranes to try and entice lines to its ...

ICTSI pulls out of Syria

News2 Jan 2013

International Container Terminal Services has announced the pull-out of its business in the Syrian Arab Republic due to the civil war...

Khalifa now in full swing

News10 Dec 2012

Abu Dhabi Terminals has completed the strategic transfer of lo-lo container traffic from downtown Abu Dhabi to the new terminal located 60 k...

Etihad signs up cement factory

News3 Dec 2012

Etihad Rail has signed up its first customer for the third stage of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s national rail network....

Jebel Ali expansion on track

News1 Nov 2012

With 60% of construction work complete, the expanded Terminal 2 at DP World’s Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, which will add 1M TEU to the port�...