New port in Southern Kuwait to play host to new Smart Ports project

New port in Southern Kuwait to play host to new Smart Ports project

Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) has recently confirmed that the 12 development projects are in progress, under Kuwait’s development plan “Kuwait Vision 2035 New Kuwait”, mainly referring to these projects as the gateway to development, where ports are the portal to international trade.

KPA’s director general Sheikh Yousef Al Abdullah Al Sabah spoke of the importance of these projects aiming at developing Shuwaikh, Shuaiba and Doha ports, as well as Fintas & Mahboula Marinas, establishing four logistic cities, and a dry port west of Al-Shuaiba port, in addition to the development of an industrial port in Southern Kuwait.

Al Sabah also made reference to the smart ports project planned to take place shortly, and to be launched within the coming weeks in its first engineering design phase, which includes a Port Community System window of KPA and all related parties.

In order to welcome large vessels and shorten times of discharging cargos imported from China and East Asia through a direct line to Kuwait, Al Sabah said it’s KPA’s duty to develop old ports such as Shuwaikh and Shuaiba, as they are not able to accommodate large vessels at the moment: “As we accomplish these developments and establish logistic cities, we will provide logistic warehouse services in cooperation with all parties concerned with expanding highways to and from ports. This integrated system is crucial to achieving our main objectives.”

For more information visit www.kpa.gov.kw

21st December 2020