Middle East

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The threat of overcapacity in Turkey continues to hang over the sector, as operators rush to meet the changing demands of shipping lines.

3rd September 2014

Overcapacity continues to threaten Turkish port future

3rd September 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Sohar’s Freezone chief executive, Jamal Aziz, says that the port will become an even more important contributor to the Omani economy as Dubai cargo costs continue to rise.

26th August 2014

Propping up the Omani economy

26th August 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Alon Hassan, head of the Ashdod port union, has been placed under house arrest and barred from entering the port for 90 days as police continue to investigate alleged improprieties.

5th June 2014

Police intensify corruption investigations at Ashdod Port

5th June 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The development of a new port in the Haifa Bay area of Israel has been questioned by the head of a new Knesset subcommittee tasked with looking at the environmental and planning…

24th April 2014

New Haifa port development questioned

24th April 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Four international terminal operating companies have sought pre-qualification in respect of tenders to develop two new ports in Israel at Haifa Bay and South Ashdod.

22nd April 2014

Four seek pre-qualification for new Israeli ports

22nd April 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Egyptian Minister of Transport, Ibrahim El – Demeiry, has publicly stated that there are no plans to start privatisation of the nations ports.

7th April 2014

Egyptian ports not for sale

7th April 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

There has been intense speculation in the Israeli press as to why two international pre-qualified companies unexpectedly dropped out of the bidding process to build new ports at both Ashdod and Haifa.…

7th March 2014

Political pressure blamed for withdrawal of Israel port bidders

7th March 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Russia’s Volga Group has acquired a 50% stake in Sukhodol LLC – the company which is constructing the new bulk terminal at Sukhodol Bay in Russia’s Primorsk territory.

25th February 2014

Russian coal terminal construction

25th February 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World managed just a marginal 0.7% increase in global throughput in 2013, handling 55m teu across its facilities.

5th February 2014

DP World clings on to throughput growth

5th February 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Middle East container trade rides the wave of increased regional spending. Mike Mundy reports

7th January 2014

Middle Eastern moves

7th January 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Gateway Terminal is poised to award the contract for civil works relating to the extension of its terminal.

24th December 2013

RSGT prepares for extension works

24th December 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Israeli transportation ministry has said that four operators are in the running to operate two new container terminals at Ashdod and Haifa in Israel.

19th December 2013

Israeli port tenders interest

19th December 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Marking a shift away from traditional Asia-Europe shipping lanes, trade routes in the southern hemisphere are fast becoming drivers of traffic for well placed ports.

11th December 2013

South-south trade shift to benefit ports

11th December 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Honesty is definitely the best policy but it’s not easy: “Trying to import equipment for a particular project we got tangled in huge customs delays,” says Peter Richards of Gulftainer.

15th November 2013

Saying no to the shortcut

15th November 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) US$140m berth expansion project has been completed and is now open for business, making Jordan a “key regional gateway and logistical hub”.

11th November 2013

New Jordan hub opens for business

11th November 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Israels National Labour Court has ruled that the government has every right to continue with its plans to introduce two new privately operated ports in both Haifa and Ashdod.

21st October 2013

Israel port reform limps on

21st October 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Media speculation is rife that one of Europe’s largest operators is intending on bidding to build and operate two new terminals at the Israeli ports of Haifa and Ashdod.

16th October 2013

Israeli tender speculation mounts

16th October 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Oil exports are still at a halt at the eastern Libyan port of Zueitina as protesters continue to campaign for jobs.

23rd July 2013

Libyan protestors halt exports

23rd July 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Over $260m is to be spent on an upgrade of Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Islamic Port to increase its capacity, according to Arab News.

30th April 2013

Jeddah invests in uprades

30th April 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Swiss technology expert, Cavotec, will be hitting the World Ports & Trade Summit in Abu Dhabi this week to demonstrate how its MoorMaster equipment helps support safe and efficient mooring operations and…

19th March 2013

Cavotec homes in on Middle East

19th March 2013