The new Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) at Jeddah Islamic Port has been officially opened, and is the first privately funded build operate and transfer (BOT) port development in Saudi Arabia
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Hyundai Mipo to build tankers for Kuwait
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has received an order worth US$250mn to build four chemical tankers for Kuwait.
DP World to spend US$850mn on expansion plans
DP World plans to spend US$850mn on investment over the next three years to expand its key Jebel Ali port that will increase its capacity to 19 million TEU by 2014 and to create 1,000 new jobs at the new terminal.