Middle East

Qatar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has said that the initial operation of Hamad Port’s Container Terminal 2 (CT2) is set to begin in December.

DP World will form a joint venture with a shipbuilding company in an effort to secure a tender for a major Israeli port.

A fire that followed two devastating explosions at the Port of Beirut has resulted in massive financial loss.

The next milestone of the Israeli Port Reform Programme has begun with the privatisation for a major port now underway.

A new container terminal will be developed in Egypt with a total estimated investment of US$730m.

The Port of Beirut has reportedly been almost totally destroyed in a chemical explosion.

The first direct shipping line connecting UAE’s DP World-operated Jebel Ali Port in Dubai with Egypt’s DP World-operated Sokhna Port through Saudi Arabias Jeddah Islamic Port has been launched.

A cyber security attack on an Iranian port terminal has been blamed on Israel.

11 port development projects with over US$1.4bn of investment are currently underway in Iran.

A new era of operation has begun at a port in Saudi Arabia with massive investment potential.