KAP hits another record

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Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Port (KAP) handled a record 1.4M TEU in 2016, an 8% rise on the previous year’s performance....

Middle East stays resilient

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Despite the slowdown in trade, new port and transport infrastructure projects in the Middle East are generally progressing, even if on revis...

KAP secures funding

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King Abdullah Port (KAP), which is Saudi Arabia’s first privately owned port, has secured funding of SAR2.7B (US$720M) from SABB (an HSBC ...

Middle East slowdown looms

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Low oil and gas prices are now having a significant impact on the economies of the Middle East region....

Middle East magnetism

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With liner trades to/from the Middle East projected to remain bullish, terminals are being improved and new ones built to accommodate the ex...

Middle East optimism

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With Middle East trade set for sustained growth, public and private sector funds are fl owing into port development projects....

More funds for KAP

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Saudi Arabia-based Ports Development Company (PDC), which owns King Abdullah Port (KAP) on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, has agreed a SAR5...

Middle east maintains the magic

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Even through the global downturn, the middle east achieved stable growth rates and the region continues to perform well, with growing demand...

Gulf ports look beyond regional tensions

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As ports in Yemen and Syria are threatened by the unrest that continues to affect many parts of the Middle East, ports in the Gulf Cooperati...