Transport & Logistics
From The Report: Kuwait 2018
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With major new development projects under way across all transport sectors, Kuwait is pouring billions of dinars into transforming its roads, ports and airports. The country’s medium-term objective is to capitalise on its strategic location in order to become the northern nexus of the Gulf, facilitating and profiting from flows of international trade across the region for decades to come. In the shorter term, Kuwait faces challenges in tackling delays and congestion that slow the flow of goods and people around the country and across its borders. This chapter contains an interview with Sheikh Yousef Al Abdullah Al Sabah Al Nasser Al Sabah, Director-General, Kuwait Ports Authority.

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Overview

New gateways: Developments promise to improve transport by land, sea and air
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With major new development projects under way across all transport sectors, Kuwait is pouring billions of dinars into transforming its roads, ports and airports. The country’s medium-term objective is to capitalise on its strategic location in order to become the northern nexus of the Gulf, facilitating and profiting from flows of international trade across the region for decades to come. In the shorter term, Kuwait faces challenges in tackling delays and congestion that slow the flow of goods…

Interview

Port potential: Sheikh Yousef Al Abdullah Al Sabah Al Nasser Al Sabah, Director- General, Kuwait Ports Authority, on infrastructure progress
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Interview :Sheikh Yousef Al Abdullah Al Sabah Al Nasser Al Sabah How would you characterise the development of port infrastructure in Kuwait compared to other countries in the Gulf? SHEIKH YOUSEF AL ABDULLAH AL SABAH AL NASSER AL SABAH: We are in the development phase of the New Kuwait 2035 strategy, which seeks to transform the country into a financial and commercial hub in the region. In order to serve our neighbours, we need to develop our ports to enable greater container throughput.…

Analysis

Strong connections: New rail system to be environmentally friendly and efficient
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As the infrastructure schemes identified in Kuwait’s 2035 strategic plan are implemented, high-speed international passenger rail journeys from Boubiyan to Dammam and daily metro commutes from suburbs to commercial districts could be a feature of daily life as early as the 2020s. A national rail network has also been designed to connect to other GCC countries and carry freight and passengers around the region, while the Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit (KMRT) system was approved in 2012 in the…