H.E. Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, urged Dutch companies to take advantage of Dubai’s position as a leading business hub and gateway to growing Middle Eastern, Asian and African markets, during a Country Focus Briefing event at the organisation’s head office. His Excellency highlighted the cooperation between [...]
The new $4.3m port under construction at Dubai Creek will be completed by August, said Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai… (qatarsocial) Source: qatarsocial, June 22, 2011
Dubai Port World, one of the largest global port operators, said on Friday it is in talks with major ports in India to modernise the port… (rediff) Source: rediff, February 13, 2011;
Agreement will strengthen co-operation promoting maritime environment protection and conducting maritime training and research… By Tony Chua (sbr) Source: sbr, October 4, 2010;
The Dubai Government will help Dubai World in restructuring its US $22 billion debt by paying off short-term loans, according to Abu-Dhabi based newspaper Al Ittihad.Dubai World includes major property developers Nakheel and Limitless. Source:uaenews,March 25,2010
DUBAI The National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) said yesterday it had asked for ministerial approval to increase its capital to Dh216.8 million (US$59m)… Source: Business, March 16, 2010
Dubai World is expected to hold onto its global port terminals business despite the group labouring under massive debts. Source: TradeWinds, February 18, 2010;
Yemen and Dubai’s DP World plan a major expansion of Aden’s container port, betting on growth in the country despite Al Qaeda, instability and Somali pirates, officials said. Source:maritimenews,February 12,2010;
The municipality of Dubai is the largest city of the Persian Gulf emirate of the same name, and has built a global reputation for large-scale developments and architectural works. Source: Earth Observatory Nasa, February 1, 2010
Richard Henry’s sojourns in West Asia had always been jinxed. He went to Abu Dhabi in 1980 to work as a deckhand on a dredger, but returned four years later when the Emirate did some belt-tightening to cope with falling oil revenues… Source: DNA, December 6, 2009;
