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==Foreign relations==
==Foreign relations==
Initially, the port temporarily caused tensions with [[Iraq]] due to its proximity to Al Faw Grand Port. In September 2011, Iraq's foreign minister announced that the dispute over Mubarak Al Kabeer Port has been resolved.<ref>{{cite news|title=Iraq says port dispute with Kuwait resolved|url=https://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-13807-iraq-says-port-dispute-with-kuwait-resolved?amp}}</ref>
Initially, the port temporarily caused tensions with [[Iraq]] due to its proximity to Al Faw Grand Port. In September 2011, Iraq's foreign minister announced that the dispute over Mubarak Al Kabeer Port has been resolved.<ref>{{cite news|title=Iraq says port dispute with Kuwait resolved|url=https://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-13807-iraq-says-port-dispute-with-kuwait-resolved?amp}}</ref> The relations between Iraq and Kuwait turned negative following Iraq's submission of an official letter of complaint to the UN Security Council on Septemper 2019 accusing Kuwait of violating and attempting to change the maritime borders between the two countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/040920191|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.rudaw.net}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 06:37, 10 May 2021

Mubarak Al Kabeer Port
Map
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Native name
ميناء مبارك الكبير
Location
CountryKuwait
LocationBubiyan Island
Coordinates29°51′54″N 48°19′05″E / 29.865°N 48.318°E / 29.865; 48.318
Details
OpenedAugust 2021 (Phase I)[1]
Operated byDecember 2024[2]
Owned by China[3][4]
 Kuwait[3][4]

Mubarak Al Kabeer Port is a port in Bubiyan Island, Kuwait. The port is part of China's Belt and Road Initiative.[3][4] Mubarak Al Kabeer Port is currently under construction.[1][5][6][2]

Purpose

Main article: Madinat al-Hareer

Mubarak Al Kabeer Port is part of China's Belt and Road Initiative.[3][4] Under China's Belt and Road Initiative, the Mubarak Al Kabeer Port is part of the first phase of the Silk City project.[3][4] The port is an essential part of Kuwait Vision 2035 as it will create many new job opportunities in Kuwait.[4] Mubarak Al Kabeer Port will serve the economic interests of many countries including Kuwait, China, Iraq, and Iran. In addition, the port is one of the closest seaports to Central Asia.

As of 2021, Mubarak Al Kabeer Port is currently under construction.[5][1][6][2] According to MEED, the project's contract was awarded in November 2019.[7] In September 2020, it was reported that the port is 53% complete.[8] In March 2021, it was announced that Kuwait and Pakistan will develop linkages between Gwadar Port and Mubarak Al Kabeer Port.[9][10] As part of Mubarak Al Kabeer Port's development, Bubiyan Island will contain power plants and substations.[11][5][12][13] A 5,000-megawatt power plant has already been built in Subiya.[14]

In April 2021, the port's first phase was completed (4 berths).[2] There is a current road project connecting Mubarak Al Kabeer Port's first phase to the existing road network in Bubiyan Island.[15][2] Mubarak Al Kabeer Port is among Kuwait's largest infrastructure projects in 2021.[16][17] Mubarak Al Kabeer Port's fire stations are currently under development.[18]

Foreign relations

Initially, the port temporarily caused tensions with Iraq due to its proximity to Al Faw Grand Port. In September 2011, Iraq's foreign minister announced that the dispute over Mubarak Al Kabeer Port has been resolved.[19] The relations between Iraq and Kuwait turned negative following Iraq's submission of an official letter of complaint to the UN Security Council on Septemper 2019 accusing Kuwait of violating and attempting to change the maritime borders between the two countries.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "الأشغال تنتظر مقاول ميناء مبارك لتسلم المرحلة الأولى ابتدائياً". Al Rai (in Arabic). 30 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "جهاز الحرير وبوبيان يستكمل ميناء مبارك الكبير بعد... 2024". Al Rai (in Arabic). 26 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "China and Kuwait to Build New Port". Port Technology. 21 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Phase One of Kuwait's BRI-Backed US$130 Billion Silk City Opens". Hong Kong Trade Development Council. 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Ranju Warrier (19 February 2021). "Elsewedy Electric unit bags $53.2m contract for Kuwait's Boubyan substation". Construction Week.
  6. ^ a b "المجلس الوزراء الكويتي يعقد اجتماعه الاسبوعي - حكومة - 15/03/2021 - كونا". Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) (in Arabic). 15 March 2021. ثم أحيط مجلس الوزراء علماً بتوصية اللجنة بشأن إفادة وزير الأشغال العامة عن الأعمال التنفيذية لتشغيل المرحلة الأولى من مشروع ميناء مبارك الكبير، والترتيبات القانونية والإدارية والتعاقدية لتنفيذه
  7. ^ "Kuwait Quarterly Newsletter - Issue 4 January 2021" (PDF). 18 February 2021. p. 5.
  8. ^ "Kuwait SCPD provides updates on $10.4bn worth of projects". Middle East Construction News. 20 September 2020. On the other projects, the top Kuwaiti official said the work on Mubarak Al Kabeer Port project had reached 52.7% completion
  9. ^ "Pakistan, Kuwait agree to develop linkages b/w Gwadar & Mubarak Al Kabeer Port". radio.gov.pk. 18 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Pakistan, Kuwait agree to strengthen links between Gwadar, Mubarak Al Kabeer ports". arabnews.pk. 19 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Connecting Boubyan Island Area in Kuwait". Elsewedy Electric. March 2021.
  12. ^ "Kuwait's MEW to float tender for transmission stations". Zawya. 23 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Elsewedy unit inks project in Kuwait". Zawya. 17 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Kuwait inaugurates massive causeway to free trade zone". France24. 1 May 2019.
  15. ^ "الأشغال تُسلّم «شركة كوبري» موقع عمل طريق ميناء مبارك - بوبيان مطلع ديسمبر". Al Rai (in Arabic). 22 November 2020.
  16. ^ "الوطني: 40 % منها ترتبط بالبناء والتشييد". Al-Anba (in Arabic). 25 April 2021.
  17. ^ "الأشغال: طرح 92 عقداً خلال العام المالي 2021 / 2022". Al-Anba (in Arabic). 2 May 2021.
  18. ^ "أكاديمية الكويت لعلوم الإطفاء... الصرح الثالث على مستوى العالم". Al Rai (in Arabic). 18 April 2021. بالإضافة إلى مركزي إطفاء بري وبحري في جزيرة بوبيان في ميناء مبارك، بالتعاون مع وزارة الأشغال
  19. ^ "Iraq says port dispute with Kuwait resolved".
  20. ^ www.rudaw.net https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/040920191. Retrieved 2021-05-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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