Middle East – Page 10
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NewsKhalifa Port set for car terminal
Abu Dhabi Ports and Barcelona vehicle terminal Autoterminal have signed a shareholder agreement to manage a car/ro-ro terminal at the UAE''s Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi under a 15-year concession.
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News$250m Basra terminal-capacity investment
$250m of investment at International Container Terminal Services'' (ICTSI) Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) at the Port of Umm Qasr could take annual handling capacity over 1m teu.
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NewsKing Abdullah Port targets 5m teu capacity
Plans are in place to grow King Abdullah Port''s capacity from 3m teu to 5m teu and create new logistics services.
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NewsDP World presents its vision for Sokhna World Zone
DP World has presented its vision for its Sokhna World Zone project which envisions a sustainable industrial area to attract foreign investment complete with a range of investment incentives.
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NewsYemen sees ports reopen
Saudi Arabia has reopened some ports in Yemen a week after the Saudi-led military coalition battling the Houthi movement there announced a temporary closure of all Yemeni ports to staunch the tide of arms being sent to Houthi rebels from Iran.
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NewsYemen’s Port of Aden reopens
Two days after ordering a nationwide seaport closure, the Saudi-led military coalition battling the Houthi movement in Yemen has allowed work to resume at the Port of Aden, an official there said on Wednesday.
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NewsHutchison Ports to operate Ahmed Bin Rashid Port
Hutchison Ports has secured a deal to operate Ahmed Bin Rashid Port in Umm Al Quwain (UAQ), United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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NewsHutchison begins Saqr terminal operations
Port operator Hutchison Ports has officially begun operating at its terminal at Saqr Port in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) in the UAE.
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NewsYemen conflict sees ports abandoned
Yemen’s ports of Hodeidah and Saleef have been left in limbo following a UN order for commercial ships to leave.
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NewsJeddah development to help economic diversification
Jeddah Port will be developed by DP World as part of a plan to diversify Saudi Arabia''s economy.
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NewsICTSI approves Iraq’s BGT development
ICTSI has approved the second development phase of the Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) in North Port, Umm Qasr, Iraq.
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NewsBulk terminal deal for King Abdullah Port
King Abdullah Port has signed a 25-year agreement with AMSteel to operate its first bulk and general cargo terminal berth.
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NewsCollision course
Overcapacity, politics and the price of oil are set to collide in the Middle East, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsLibyan port re-opens after three-year closure
Libya’s Benghazi port has officially re-opened following a three-year closure due to rival faction fighting in the city.
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Saudi Aramco moves on ballast water requirements
Saudi Aramco has selected Chelsea Technologies to deliver benchmark testing for ballast water standards compliance after the company announced that all ships calling at its ports and terminals must provide samples of the water deposits to comply with the IMO''s Ballast Water Management Convention.
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NewsHutchison takes up Basra port contract
Hutchison Ports has partnered up with an Iraqi terminal operator in order to expand its Middle East growth strategy.
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NewsQatar boycott benefits Oman's ports
Oman, rather than the UAE, is benefitting from the Middle East economic blockade of Qatar, Qatar’s Hamad Port has indicated.
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NewsPort of Fujairah expansion
A 35-year agreement will see UAE’s Abu Dhabi Ports develop port infrastructure and manage operations at the Port of Fujairah.
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NewsMEA key to Hutchison Ports’ growth strategy
Hutchison Ports’ managing director for the Middle East and Africa region has spoken out about the importance of the Chinese governmental initiative One Belt, One Road to the company’s growth strategy.
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NewsQatar ports feel strain of political boycott
Container trade in Qatar faces a substantial fallout from continued economic blockades imposed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other Gulf Arab states, port experts have said.
