Covering 40 square kilometres, three times the size of Abu Dhabi island, the Khalifa port will have a total capacity of 15 million TEUs and 35 million tonnes of other cargo at the end of the five-phase construction in 2030 [mappress] Source: Gulf News, February 2, 2010;
The municipality of Dubai is the largest city of the Persian Gulf emirate of the same name, and has built a global reputation for large-scale developments and architectural works. [mappress] Source: Earth Observatory Nasa, February 1, 2010
BUSHEHR –- By using Kosar dock the capacity of Bushehr Port will rise to 7 million tons from 5 million tons, said a Bushehr Province ports official. [mappress] Source: Tehran Times, January 19, 2010
The China Harbor Engineering Co Ltd, renowned for its role in building ports in China and in overseas infrastructure projects, has won its first award from a foreign government for environmental protection… Source: Shanghai Daily, December 26, 2009
According MEED, Successful firm to undertake dredging and reclamation work at port The Public Works Authority (Ashgal) received bids in early December for the contract to upgrade the fishing harbour at Ruwais in Qatar… Source: MEED, December 9, 2009;
MANAMA: As a major part of its expansion plan, Arab Shipbuilding Repair Yard (Asry) has awarded a design and build contract for the construction of a 1,380-metre quay wall to Bahrain-based Nass Contracting. The $80 million contract… Source: Gulf Daily News, December 9, 2009;
At least five international companies compete to build $2.5bn man-made island… Source: MEED, December 6, 2009;
Bahrain Bay’s CEO Bob Vincent says despite a tough year, the US $2.5 billion mega project has delivered on its infrastructure requirements and greater momentum is forecast for 2010… Source: Arabian Business; December 5, 2009
DHAHRAN — Saudi Aramco has issued an overview of measures taken to safeguard the marine habitats close to its shallow-water Manifa field development in the Arabian Gulf… Source: Offshore, December 3, 2009
A Beirut developer planning an $8-billion artificial island off Lebanon says it is not worried by the debt debacle of Nakheel, the real estate developer behind Dubai’s similar man-made Palm Islands that revealed last week it needs more time to pay it debt… Source: Maktoob, December 3, 2009
The financial turmoil in Dubai is not going to affect the DP World projects in India, including the proposed minor port in Bengal’s Kulpi… Source: Times of India, December 1, 2009
After international construction and development major Dubai World failing to repay its huge pile of debt on time, the state of its bids for development of container terminal berths at major ports in India may come under the scanner… Source: Indian Express, November 28, 2009
DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and the Offshore Projects Division of the Saudi Aramco’s Northern Area Projects Department (OPD/NAPD) have sponsored a coral relocation project in the Arabian Gulf… Source: Offshore, November 25, 2009;
Global Real Estate Development Company (Gredco), a Bahraini developer, has invited companies to bid in early December for major dredging works… Source: MEED, November 26, 2009/GREDCO
