Transport
From The Report: Bahrain 2013
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Plans are afoot from the Ministry of Transport to enhance regulation, improve safety and increase capacity among staff, with infrastructure such as a mass transport system being viewed as not only a necessity caused by population density increases, but also vital to boosting the private sector. Allocations have set aside to refurbish the international airport, plans have been made to link the nation to the GCC Railway by 2018, and a 45-km, $5.5bn causeway to Qatar is also under construction.
This chapter contains an interview with Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, Minister of Transportation.
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Strong linkages: Plans to improve infrastructure and expand the main airport
Strong linkages: Plans to improve infrastructure and expand the main airportOBGplus
A good transport system is a key enabler in any economy, but in the case of Bahrain, an island country, this holds particularly true. Although the nation has relatively small reserves of oil and gas, it has historically been a trading centre, and in the 1970s and 1980s it emerged as the main entrepôt for the Gulf region. As an open economy with a limited internal market, the kingdom has had to develop an accommodating business environment as well as actively seek foreign investment. GAINING…
OBG talks to Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, Minister of TransportationOBGplus
Interview:Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed With a growing number of ports throughout the region, how does Bahrain plan to maintain its competitive advantage as a trans-shipment centre? KAMAL BIN AHMED MOHAMMED: With operations at Bahrain’s newest port – the Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP) – now under way, the country has been able to clearly demonstrate that it has the potential to be a trans-shipment hub for the Northern Gulf region. Over the past few years, we have witnessed significant growth…
OBG talks to Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, Minister of TransportationOBGplus
Interview:Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed With a growing number of ports throughout the region, how does Bahrain plan to maintain its competitive advantage as a trans-shipment centre? KAMAL BIN AHMED MOHAMMED: With operations at Bahrain’s newest port – the Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP) – now under way, the country has been able to clearly demonstrate that it has the potential to be a trans-shipment hub for the Northern Gulf region. Over the past few years, we have witnessed significant growth…
Port to port: Changing global trade patterns add importance to maritime shippingOBGplus
There are only three possible entry points to Bahrain: by airport, by the King Fahd Causeway (which links the island to Saudi Arabia) and by port. With the bulk of Bahrain’s imports and a large proportion of its exports entering and leaving by sea, the strength of maritime transport is thus something of a barometer for the overall economic health of Bahrain. Overall, 2012 proved to be a good year for sea transport. PORTS: There are two main ports in Bahrain, Mina Salman Port and Khalifa…
Port to port: Changing global trade patterns add importance to maritime shippingOBGplus
There are only three possible entry points to Bahrain: by airport, by the King Fahd Causeway (which links the island to Saudi Arabia) and by port. With the bulk of Bahrain’s imports and a large proportion of its exports entering and leaving by sea, the strength of maritime transport is thus something of a barometer for the overall economic health of Bahrain. Overall, 2012 proved to be a good year for sea transport. PORTS: There are two main ports in Bahrain, Mina Salman Port and Khalifa…
Moving the masses: Public transport set to grow with added focus on infrastructureOBGplus
As part of its economic diversification strategy, Vision 2030, Bahrain is planning to develop an internal public transport network and to build rail connections to both Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Bahrain’s Ministry of Transport is in the process of finalising the country’s railway master plan, which was due to be completed by the end of 2012, but no details of this had been made public as of May 2013. Rising trade, increasing congestion in the cities, environmental considerations and the…
Moving the masses: Public transport set to grow with added focus on infrastructureOBGplus
As part of its economic diversification strategy, Vision 2030, Bahrain is planning to develop an internal public transport network and to build rail connections to both Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Bahrain’s Ministry of Transport is in the process of finalising the country’s railway master plan, which was due to be completed by the end of 2012, but no details of this had been made public as of May 2013. Rising trade, increasing congestion in the cities, environmental considerations and the…
