Kuwait, UAE open direct maritime trade route

Kuwait, UAE open direct maritime trade route

KUWAIT: 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. Speaking to KUNA on the occasion of the ship (Barayed) docking at the port, Al-Mulla said the event constituted the inauguration of a direct maritime navigational route between Khalifa Port and Al-Shuwaikh Port.

Al-Mulla confirmed that the docking of the first container ship belonging to Abu Dhabi Ports Group at Shuwaikh Port is among the steps that strengthen Kuwaiti trade relations. Al-Mulla told KUNA on the sidelines of the ship’s arrival that this also marks the inauguration of the first direct shipping line for containers from Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi to Shuwaikh Port.

He stressed the keenness to strengthen Kuwaiti trade relations, pointing to the remarkable growth that these trade relations have witnessed in the past few years. He explained that this growth reflects the tireless efforts of the wise leadership in both brotherly countries to expand the horizons of cooperation and enhance the volume of non-oil trade exchange.

The acting CEO of the maritime sector at the Abu Dhabi Group, Ammar Al-Shaiba, told KUNA that