Middle East

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Regional giant Saudi Arabia lacks modern port capacity for a country of its size, location and wealth.

17th October 2011

The sleeping giant that is Saudi Arabia

17th October 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The focus of Middle East port development has shifted from transhipment capacity to addressing specific domestic bottlenecks. Karen Thomas reports

16th October 2011

Shifting sands

16th October 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

DP World’s Jebel Ali port is to boost capacity by 1m teu through a 400 metre quay extension in time for a 2012 opening.

25th September 2011

Jebel Ali expansion spurred by regional growth

25th September 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Under a new agreement, vessels operated by Israel Chemicals will be given priority berthing for 190 days each year at soon-to-be-privatised port of Eilat.

22nd September 2011

Priority berthing for Israel Chemicals at Eilat

22nd September 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

The security situation at the Libyan port of Tripoli and Benghazi has stabilised to such an extent that cargo vessels from both Italy and Malta have both made calls.

16th September 2011

Libyan ports resume international operations

16th September 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

A group of Iraqis are to hold weekly demonstrations on the border with Kuwait in protest against the construction of the Mubarak port on Boubyan island. The security services will be deployed…

8th September 2011

Iraqis to mount regular Mubarak protests

8th September 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The European Union is expected to lift sanctions against Libyas ports today, and operations are looking at getting back to normal as quickly as possible.

1st September 2011

Libyan operations aim toward normality

1st September 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

A stronger operating environment pushed DP Worlds first-half profits up four-fold, but second half uncertainty could disrupt the profits party, the group cautioned on Thursday.

25th August 2011

DP World celebrates four-fold profit increase

25th August 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

Kuwait has mobilised military forces on Bobian Island, at the end of the Shatt al-Arab waterway, to protect its Grand Mubarak Port development from possible interference from Iraq.

22nd August 2011

Kuwait mobilises army to defend Mubarak

22nd August 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Again, it’s the ports that are centre stage in the battles in the troubled hotspots of North Africa, although it is very hard to know exactly what is going on.

18th August 2011

Libyan ports still main battleground

18th August 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

The Iraqi prime minister has indicated that Kuwait is showing more flexibility in respect of its proposed Mubarak Port development, despite Iraqi concerns that the port will steal business and restrict shipping.

18th August 2011

Kuwait ploughs ahead with Mubarak build

18th August 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

The governments of Qatar and Egypt have signed an agreement that will result in the construction of two new ports on the Mediterranean coast at Port Said and Alexandria.

5th August 2011

Qatar bankrolls two Egyptian ports

5th August 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

DP World has expanded its portfolio to Suriname on the northeast coast of South America, acquiring a controlling interest in both Integra Port Services (IPS) and Suriname Port Services (SPS).

4th August 2011

DP World goes into Suriname

4th August 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

Israel’s Eilat, the first national port to be privatised, has attracted bids from 17 companies. The only known international port operators involved in the process are APM Terminals and SSA Marine, with…

26th July 2011

Eilat’s hot property

26th July 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

The government of Qatar has revealed that it has signed an agreement with Egypt to build two new ports that will create one million new jobs.

24th July 2011

Qatar commits to Egyptian ports

24th July 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

Salalah is seeing a steep rise in bulk volumes, partially on the back of the increased appetite for fuel and steel. The port’s record 764,000 tons of cargo for May was up…

30th June 2011

Bulk volumes up yet again at Salalah

30th June 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

The European Union has added six port authorities to the now extensive list of Libyan companies and individuals blacklisted under the UN asset freeze.

23rd June 2011

Libyan ports caught in freeze

23rd June 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

DP World has started trading on the London Stock Exchange. The company explains that there was no new capital raised as part of the listing as the aim was to provide an…

8th June 2011

DP World trading on LSE

8th June 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

Despite ongoing discussions with disgruntled unions and opposition from the Ministry of Defence, Israel’s Eilat is to be sold by the state at a cost of $29m.

7th June 2011

Controversial Eilat port privatisation snowballs

7th June 2011

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MIDDLE EAST

DP World shareholders have approved a 1 for 20 share consolidation to “better reflect the value of the company”.

11th May 2011

DP World share consolidation gets green light

11th May 2011