One to watch

The Kuwaiti company,KGL Ports International, is already building a brand new container terminal at the Emirate’s leading cargo handling facility at Saqr. In addition, the government has spent ¢6.43m on extending the 160m berth at Ras Al Khaimah Port to 303m, where a new passenger terminal is also planned. As part of a second phase, a 400m berth costing ¢6m will also be built. This is part of a much larger development encompassing 16 warehouses, of which two will be cold storage facilities. These hope to attract chilled fruit and vegetable trade from India, Iran and Pakistan. The aim is to build on Ras Al Khaimah’s current export/re-export role for regional goods, as well as continuing to handle cement and gypsum. Of the other nearby states, Bahrain has recently approved a draft law granting APM Terminals the right to run, administer and develop Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Port.