Friday 5 December 08 - 12:15
 

News Middle East

  • Saudi traffic up

    Overall, in the first quarter, ports in Saudi Arabia handled a combined 36.1m tonnes, 9.94% up on the previous year.  

  • CVRD to invest in Oman

    CVRD is to invest $1bn in Oman in the construction of an iron ore pelletisation plant and distribution centre at the Port of Sohar, which is also collaborating financially on the project. Annual throughput will be 7.5m tonnes of pellets.  

  • Transas presence in Khalifa

    Transas Middle East is to install and commission a Vessel Traffic Management Information System at the new Bahrain port of Khalifa, which is slated to become a regional transhipment hub. The software solution is due to be in place by mid-autumn. 

  • Salalah splashes out on equipment

    Oman's Port of Salalah is to invest $112m on supplying new handling equipment for recently commissioned berths, which will boost capacity from 4.5m teu to 6m teu.  

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