Kuwait island port contract signing expected

It's hoped that Boubyan Island will become a gateway port for Kuwait and Iraq. Photo: Getty.

RELATED ARTICLES: ADPC closes in on first phase of Taweelah port | AED 4bn Khalifa Port contracts still up for grabs | Shore investment

Kuwaiti government officials are expected to sign a contract that will see the development of Boubyan Island’s port.

Boubyan, Kuwait’s largest island, is located in the north eastern part of the country and is separated from the mainland by the Subbiya Channel. Plans to turn the island in to a burgeoning sea port were announced six years ago, and Minister of Public Labor and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Dr. Fadhel Safar is expected to finally sign a contract covering the second half of the first phase of development tomorrow.

Works covered by the contract include studies, data gathering and inspecting the marine bed of the navigation canal.

Story continues below

Advertisement

FEATURED COMMENT Please click here to comment on this article

When completed, the port will have 16 piers stretching 1,600m into the sea. Depth at the basins of the port are projected at 16.5 metres, and navigation channels will be 14.5m deep.

The first phase of work is estimated to cost KD118m and also includes the construction of three bridges. The project is scheduled for completion in 2014. Main contractors will be announced after the contract is signed.