As one of the most modern and efficient shipping centres in the region, the transport and logistics facilities on Bahrain’s Muharraq Island continued to draw business to the Kingdom throughout 2011. The Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP), which opened in 2009, showcases the government’s dedication to further developing the country’s transport offerings...
For an archipelago of 7107 mostly mountainous islands, the task facing the transport sector has always been complex. Yet with renewed vigour, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) has unveiled ambitious plans to connect the islands and their regional economics by land, sea and air.
The administration of President Benigno Aquino III’s plan to secure private sector funding for transport projects – with an estimated price tag of P565bn ($12.83bn) to 2016 – is ambitious, but as the country struggles to overcome the stigma of past corruption and cronyism, reform efforts have piqued investor interest.
Of all Kuwait’s upcoming transport infrastructure projects, none inspire quite as many strong opinions as the development of the Boubyan port area. To some, the port promises a much-needed outlet for the northern Gulf, providing an indispensible export terminal for the northern part of Kuwait, as well as a fast-redeveloping Iraq. Others, however,...
In 2010 the Kuwaiti government approved a massive KD37bn ($133.4bn) spending plan, introduced to kick-start spending in the wake of the financial crisis and help reinvigorate the country’s image as an investment destination. The budget is due to stretch over five years, with much of the spending dedicated to transport and other infrastructure...
Kuwait International Airport (KIA) once played a central part in Kuwait’s identity as an infrastructural lynchpin for the GCC and the Levant. But the airport, and much of national carrier Kuwait Airways’ fleet, suffered extensive damage during the Iraqi invasion in 1990. Since then the Gulf’s aviation focus has moved south, with the UAE, Bahrain and...
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