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'{{Infobox port | name =Mubarak Al Kabeer Port | native_name= '''ميناء مبارك الكبير''' | image = | image_size = 250px | image_caption = | country =[[Kuwait]] | location =[[Bubiyan Island]] | pushpin_map = yes | pushpin_map_geomask= yes | pushpin_map_zoom = 13 | coordinates = {{coord|29.865|48.318|display=inline,title}} | opened = August 2021 ('''Phase I''')<ref name=phase/> | operated = December 2024<ref name="full">{{cite web|title=جهاز الحرير وبوبيان يستكمل ميناء مبارك الكبير بعد... 2024|website=Al Rai|date=26 April 2021|url=https://www.alraimedia.com/article/1532402/محليات/جهاز-الحرير-وبوبيان-يستكمل-ميناء-مبارك-الكبير-بعد-2024|language=ar}}</ref> | owner = {{flag|China}}<ref name="beltroad2" /><ref name="bri" /><br>{{flag|Kuwait}}<ref name="beltroad2" /><ref name="bri" /> | type = | sizewater = | sizeland = | size = | berths = | wharfs = | piers = | employees = | leadershiptitle = | leader = | blankdetailstitle1 = | blankdetails1 = | blankdetailstitle2 = | blankdetails2 = | blankdetailstitle3 = | blankdetails3 = | arrivals = | cargotonnage = | containervolume = | cargovalue = | passengertraffic = | revenue = | profit = | blankstatstitle1 = | blankstats1 = | blankstatstitle2 = | blankstats2 = | blankstatstitle3 = | blankstats3 = }} '''Mubarak Al Kabeer Port''' is a port in [[Bubiyan Island]], [[Kuwait]]. The port is part of China's [[Belt and Road Initiative]].<ref name="beltroad2">{{cite web|title=China and Kuwait to Build New Port|website=Port Technology|date=21 February 2019|url=https://www.porttechnology.org/news/china_and_kuwait_to_build_new_port/}}</ref><ref name="bri" /> Mubarak Al Kabeer Port is currently under construction.<ref name="phase">{{cite web|title=الأشغال تنتظر مقاول ميناء مبارك لتسلم المرحلة الأولى ابتدائياً|website=Al Rai|date=30 March 2021|url=https://www.alraimedia.com/article/1528354/محليات/أخبار-محلية/الأشغال-تنتظر-مقاول-ميناء-مبارك-لتسلم-المرحلة-الأولى-ابتدائ|language=ar}}</ref><ref name="constructionweek">{{cite web|author=Ranju Warrier|title=Elsewedy Electric unit bags $53.2m contract for Kuwait's Boubyan substation|website=Construction Week|date=19 February 2021|url=https://www.constructionweekonline.com/projects-and-tenders/270759-elsewedy-electric-unit-bags-532m-contract-for-kuwaits-boubyan-substation}}</ref><ref name="kun">{{cite web|title=المجلس الوزراء الكويتي يعقد اجتماعه الاسبوعي - حكومة - 15/03/2021 - كونا|website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)|date=15 March 2021|url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2964229&language=ar|quote=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|language=ar}}</ref><ref name="full" /> In April 2021, the port's first phase was completed (4 [[Berth (moorings)|berths]]).<ref name="full" /> ==Purpose== {{Main|Madinat al-Hareer}} Mubarak Al Kabeer Port is part of China's [[Belt and Road Initiative]].<ref name="beltroad2" /><ref name="bri" /> Under China's [[Belt and Road Initiative]], the Mubarak Al Kabeer Port is part of the first phase of the [[Madinat al-Hareer|Silk City]] project.<ref name="beltroad2" /><ref name="bri" /> The port is an essential part of [[Kuwait Vision 2035]] as it will create many new job opportunities in Kuwait.<ref name="bri">{{cite web|title=Phase One of Kuwait's BRI-Backed US$130 Billion Silk City Opens|work=[[Hong Kong Trade Development Council]]|date=10 June 2019|url=https://beltandroad.hktdc.com/en/insights/phase-one-kuwaits-bri-backed-us130-billion-silk-city-opens}}</ref> 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.<ref name=constructionweek/><ref name=phase/><ref name="kun" /><ref name="full" /> According to [[MEED]], the project's contract was awarded in November 2019.<ref name="date">{{cite web|title=Kuwait Quarterly Newsletter - Issue 4|date=18 February 2021|page=5|url=https://www.rsm.global/kuwait/sites/default/files/media/news/Publications/kuwait_quarterly_newsletter_-_issue_4.pdf|work=[[RSM International]]}}</ref> The port is set to be environmentally sustainable.<ref name="gsas">{{cite web|title=GSAS to be adopted in Kuwait following a strategic partnership between GORD and NTEC.|website=e-mc2.gr|date=18 April 2019|url=https://www.e-mc2.gr/el/news/gsas-be-adopted-kuwait-following-strategic-partnership-between-gord-and-ntec}}</ref><ref name="boubyan"/> In September 2020, it was reported that the port is 53% complete.<ref name="completion">{{cite web|title=Kuwait SCPD provides updates on $10.4bn worth of projects|website=Middle East Construction News|date=20 September 2020|url=https://meconstructionnews.com/43441/kuwait-scpd-provides-updates-on-10-4bn-worth-of-projects|quote=On the other projects, the top Kuwaiti official said the work on Mubarak Al Kabeer Port project had reached 52.7% completion}}</ref> In March 2021, it was announced that Kuwait and Pakistan will develop linkages between [[Gwadar Port]] and Mubarak Al Kabeer Port.<ref name="pk">{{cite web|title=Pakistan, Kuwait agree to develop linkages b/w Gwadar & Mubarak Al Kabeer Port|website=radio.gov.pk|date=18 March 2021|url=https://radio.gov.pk/18-03-2021/pakistan-kuwait-agree-to-develop-linkages-bw-gwadar-mubarak-al-kabeer-port}}</ref><ref name="pka">{{cite web|title=Pakistan, Kuwait agree to strengthen links between Gwadar, Mubarak Al Kabeer ports|website=arabnews.pk|date=19 March 2021|url=https://www.arabnews.pk/node/1828076/pakistan}}</ref> In April 2021, the port's first phase was completed (4 [[Berth (moorings)|berths]]).<ref name="full" /> As part of Mubarak Al Kabeer Port's development, Bubiyan Island will contain power plants and substations.<ref name="boubyan">{{cite web|title=Connecting Boubyan Island Area in Kuwait|publisher=[[Elsewedy Electric]]|date=March 2021|url=https://www.elsewedyelectric.com/en/news-room/connecting-boubyan-island-area-in-kuwait/}}</ref><ref name="constructionweek" /><ref name="mew">{{cite web|title=Kuwait's MEW to float tender for transmission stations|website=[[Zawya]]|date=23 March 2021|url=https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/business/story/Kuwaits_MEW_to_float_tender_for_transmission_stations-SNG_205175381/}}</ref><ref name="elsew">{{cite web|title=Elsewedy unit inks project in Kuwait|website=[[Zawya]]|date=17 February 2021|url=https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/business/story/Elsewedy_unit_inks_project_in_Kuwait-SNG_200852215/}}</ref> A 5,000-megawatt power plant has already been built in [[Subiya, Kuwait|Subiya]].<ref name="suba">{{cite web|title=Kuwait inaugurates massive causeway to free trade zone|website=[[France24]]|date=1 May 2019|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190501-kuwait-inaugurates-massive-causeway-free-trade-zone}}</ref> There is a current road project connecting Mubarak Al Kabeer Port's first phase to the existing road network in Bubiyan Island.<ref name="road">{{cite web|title=الأشغال تُسلّم «شركة كوبري» موقع عمل طريق ميناء مبارك - بوبيان مطلع ديسمبر|website=Al Rai|date=22 November 2020|url=https://www.alraimedia.com/article/1509234/محليات/أخبار-محلية/الأشغال-تسلم-شركة-كوبري-موقع-عمل-طريق-ميناء-مبارك---بوبيان-مطلع-ديسمبر|language=ar}}</ref><ref name="full" /> Mubarak Al Kabeer Port is among Kuwait's largest infrastructure projects in 2021.<ref name="april">{{cite web|title= الوطني: 40 % منها ترتبط بالبناء والتشييد|website=[[Al-Anba]]|date=25 April 2021|url=https://www.alanba.com.kw/ar/economy-news/1038824/25-04-2021--مليارات-دينار-المشاريع-المخطط-تنفيذها-/|language=ar}}</ref><ref name="anba">{{cite web|title=الأشغال: طرح 92 عقداً خلال العام المالي 2021 / 2022 |website=[[Al-Anba]]|date=2 May 2021|url=https://www.alanba.com.kw/ar/kuwait-news/municipal-council/1040561/02-05-2021-الأشغال-طرح-عقدا-خلال-العام-المالي-/|language=ar}}</ref> Mubarak Al Kabeer Port's [[fire station]]s are currently under development.<ref name="Fire_station">{{cite web|title=أكاديمية الكويت لعلوم الإطفاء... الصرح الثالث على مستوى العالم|website=Al Rai|date=18 April 2021|url=https://www.alraimedia.com/article/1531173/محليات/لقاءات-وتحقيقات/أكاديمية-الكويت-لعلوم-الإطفاء-الصرح-الثالث-على-مستوى-العالم|language=ar|quote=بالإضافة إلى مركزي إطفاء بري وبحري في جزيرة بوبيان في ميناء مبارك، بالتعاون مع وزارة الأشغال}}</ref> Mubarak Al Kabeer Port is part of the [[Gulf Railway]] project in Kuwait.<ref name=july2021>{{citation|url=https://alqabas.com/article/5857193-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%AB-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D9%83%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D9%82%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF|title=الحكومة تبحث عن كلفة أقل لمشروع سكة الحديد|website=Al Qabas|date=19 July 2021|language=ar}}</ref> ==Foreign relations== {{See also|Iraq–Kuwait relations}} The port entails developing mutually beneficial economic ties with Iraq.<ref name="payvand">{{cite web|title=The Foreign Policy Implications of Kuwait's Vision 2035: Closer Economic Ties with Iran and Iraq|date=4 June 2018|website=[[Payvand]]|author=Nader Habibi|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/18/jun/1017.html}}</ref> In early 2011, the port caused tensions in Iraq due to its proximity to [[Grand Faw 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> In August 2019, Iraq sent a protest letter to the [[United Nations]] regarding the geographical changes that the Government of Kuwait has made in the maritime area that lies beyond marker 162 in Khor Abdullah by upraising a shoal, which is designated as Fisht al-Aych.<ref>{{Cite web|last=UK|first=Integrity|title=Ku-wait Right There! Iraq Accuses Kuwait of Infringing Shared Maritime Borders – Integrity UK|url=https://www.integrityuk.org/ku-wait-right-there-iraq-accuses-kuwait-of-infringing-shared-maritime-borders/|access-date=2021-12-19|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Bader Al-Saif|title=Think Big: Why Broadening Negotiations Could Help Resolve the Kuwaiti-Iraqi Maritime Dispute|url=https://carnegie-mec.org/2021/03/19/think-big-why-broadening-negotiations-could-help-resolve-kuwaiti-iraqi-maritime-dispute-pub-84119|website=[[The Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Letter dated 7 August 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council|url=https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/S/2019/642|website=[[United Nations]]}}</ref> ==See also== * [[Madinat al-Hareer]] * [[Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway]] * [[South al-Mutlaa|Al Mutlaa City]] * [[Kuwait National Cultural District]] * [[Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City]] * [[Kuwait Vision 2035]] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Belt and Road Initiative]] [[Category:Ports and harbours of Kuwait]] [[Category:Foreign relations of Kuwait]] [[Category:Foreign relations of China]] [[Category:Chinese investment abroad]] [[Category:Iraq–Kuwait relations]]'