Transport & Logistics
From The Report: Kuwait 2016
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Located at the northern section of the Gulf, Kuwait lies on the historical trade routes that have for millennia linked Mesopotamia, Arabia and Persia to the Gulf and Indian Ocean trade networks. The country already boasts a quite sophisticated infrastructure, but as part of diversification plans set out in Kuwait Vision 2035, stakeholders have laid out plans to transform the country into a regional hub and global player in transport and logistics. Despite a reduction in oil export revenues, the government has been vocal about its commitment to move ahead with capital expenditures, including an airport terminal, a port facility, a series of roads and highways upgrades, an urban metro system and Kuwait’s segment of the region-wide GCC railway.

This chapter contains an interview with Sheikh Yousef Al Abdullah Al Sabah Al Nasser Al Sabah, Director-General, Kuwait Ports Authority; and President, Arab Sea Ports Federation.

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Overview

Building connections: Key reforms and continued investment fuel expansion
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Located at the northern section of the Gulf, Kuwait lies on the historical trade routes that have for millennia linked Mesopotamia, Arabia and Persia to the Gulf and Indian Ocean trade networks. The country already boasts a quite sophisticated infrastructure, but as part of diversification plans set out in Kuwait Vision 2035, stakeholders have laid out plans to transform the country into a regional hub and global player in transport and logistics. Despite a reduction in oil export revenues, the…

Interview

Strengthening the chain: OBG talks to Sheikh Yousef Al Abdullah Al Sabah Al Nasser Al Sabah, Director-General, Kuwait Ports Authority; and President, Arab Sea Ports Federation
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Interview:Sheikh Yousef Al Abdullah Al Sabah Al Nasser Al Sabah How can the logistics sector serve as an economic driver for Kuwait moving forward? SHEIKH YOUSEF AL ABDULLAH AL SABAH AL NASSER AL SABAH: We must adapt to current economic demand for the sector to successfully continue generating income for the nation. The planned Kuwait Logistics City is one such example of serving existing demand. At present, only 40% of the plots of land available for logistics use in Kuwait are being utilised…

Analysis

Capacity lift: Changes aimed at raising airport passenger numbers and boosting the state carrier’s performance
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In recent years, airlines based in the GCC have raised a formidable challenge to the former domination of legacy carriers based in North America and Europe. In 2015 carriers in the Middle East saw the strongest traffic growth in the world, according to the Geneva-based International Air Transport Association (IATA), raising their share of global traffic to 14.2% and rising above that of their North American peers’ 13.4%. Kuwait’s sector is at an earlier stage of growth than its neighbours, but…