UAE container ship docks in Kuwait opening direct maritime trade route

KUWAIT, April 17 (KUNA) -- Docking of the container freight ship of Abu Dhabi Ports Group at Al-Shuwaikh Port set the stage for boosting Kuwaiti-UAE commercial exchanges, said the Acting Director General of Kuwait Ports Authority Issa Al-Mulla on Monday.

The ship (Barayed) docking at the port.
Speaking to KUNA on the occasion of the ship (Barayed) docking at the port, Al-Mulla said the event constituted inauguration of a direct maritime navigational route between Khalifa Port and Al-Shuwaikh Port.
For his part, the acting CEO of the maritime sector at the Abu Dhabi Group Ammar Al-Shaiba told KUNA that inauguration of the route with Al-Shuwaikh Port and Al-Suaiba harbor would contribute to increasing the trade exchanges and logistical operations and maritime shipping between the UAE and Kuwait. (end) mga.rk