Dubai plans big

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Dubai Ports Authority (DPA) has unveiled a plan to increase capacity at Jebel Ali to 22 mill TEU/ year by 2020. The four-phase programme is ...

Widening the Gulf

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Transhipment in the Gulf area recorded strong growth in 2001 despite predictions of a steep fall in throughput post-911. Dubai underlined it...

Big plans for Ajman

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Emirates Ports Services (EPS) is planning to invest almost US$7 mill at the Port of Ajman, UAE. Under a recent agreement with the Ajman gove...

Gulf ports strive for bigger role

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Recent oil price hikes could provide a fillip for container ports in the Gulf. Higher demand for oil-based export products, aluminium and ot...