Mubarak al-Kabir port
| Mubarak al-Kabir port | |||
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| Data | |||
| UN / LOCODE | KW | ||
| opening | 2016 | ||
| Geographic information | |||
| place | Bubiyan | ||
| Governorate | Al-Jahra Governorate | ||
| Country | Kuwait | ||
| Coordinates | 29 ° 53 '27 " N , 48 ° 16' 31" E | ||
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The Mubarak al-Kabir port ( Arabic ميناء مبارك الكبير, DMG Mīnāʾ Mubārak al-kabīr ) is a controversial Kuwaiti port project under construction in the Persian Gulf . The completion and commissioning of the port on Bubiyan , the largest island in the Kuwaiti island chain, was initially planned for 2016, but was then announced for 2019 in 2018.
history
While completion of the port facility was initially planned for 2016, construction was delayed.
Dispute over the port
The planned port led to criticism in neighboring Iraq. Research by Iraqi economist Riyadh Jawad said a 60 percent drop in traffic to the nearby Iraqi port of Umm Qasr would be expected if the Kuwaiti port opened. He questioned the economic viability of the planned Kuwaiti port.
According to observers, the port project is worsening the already strained relationship between Iraq and Kuwait; The project is seen by many Iraqis and the Iraqi government as a provocation and felt to be unnecessary. The United Nations has been asked to help resolve the conflict.
On September 8, 2011, the Iraqi Foreign Minister said that the conflict over the Mubarak al-Kabir port project had been resolved. In a further statement by the Foreign Minister, the latter said that a report by the technical staff after a visit to Kuwait had eliminated any worries about the port.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kuwait- Project of Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port to be completed by 2019 hellenicshippingnews.com, August 29, 2018
- ↑ Project of Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port to be completed by 2019. August 27, 2018, accessed July 14, 2019 (American English).
- ^ A b New Kuwaiti Port Risks Affecting Iraq's Faw Grand Port Project , Iraq Daily Times . Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ Raber Y. Aziz, Patrick Smith: New Kuwait Port to Cut Iraq's Main Port Traffic by 60 Pct, Say Economists , dredgingtoday . Retrieved November 25, 2015
- ↑ Iraqi minister 'reiterates' calls to suspend Kuwait port project , Arab Times . Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ↑ Mubarak port dispute resolved ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Worldcargo News . Retrieved November 25, 2015
- ↑ GCC Affirms Support For Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port , Arab Times . Retrieved November 25, 2015.
