Middle East

Problems at Saudi Arabia”s Dammam port has prompted some shipping lines to threaten a boycott, transferring calls to other ports in the Gulf.

Abu Dhabi Port Company is preparing a $1bn bond issue for early 2011 as a means of financing Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone. The National Bank of Abu Dhabi has been appointed…

Israels largest container handling port, Haifa is to replace its existing terminal operating system the Navis Sparcs N4 operating system. The system promises improved customer support, increased stacking yard capacity and greater…

The Port of Aden is looking to expand its infrastructure to enable it to attract higher levels of transhipment traffic. The two existing terminals are managed by a joint venture between a…

Middle East operator Gulftainer has confirmed that it is actively involved in new ventures in Iraq.

United Arab Emirates-based Gulftaineris optimistic that throughput at its Sharjah Container Terminal may show somegrowth this year in defiance of the global downturn.

Israel Ports Company has completed its $250m Carmel container terminal and has turned over operations to the Haifa Port Company.