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Kuwait will sign a contract next week with China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) to complete the Mubarak Al-Kabeer\u00a0Port\u00a0<\/span>project, Public Works Minister Noura Al-Mashaan said on Thursday.<\/p>\n The Central Agency for Public Tenders approved on December 1 a contract between the ministry and CCCC for engineering, procurement and construction of the\u00a0port<\/span>‘s first phase, according to the official gazette.<\/p>\n The contract is valued at 1.219 billion Kuwaiti dinars ($3.97 billion), a government document seen by Reuters showed.<\/p>\n Kuwait’s prime minister will attend the signing ceremony with the Chinese side, Al-Mashaan said in a statement.<\/p>\n Mubarak Al-Kabeer\u00a0Port<\/span>, on Bubiyan Island in northern Kuwait, is a strategic project aimed at creating a secure regional corridor and commercial hub. China has sought to link it to its Belt and Road Initiative.<\/p>\n Kuwait hopes the project will support\u00a0<\/span>economic diversification, boost GDP and help restore its regional commercial and financial role. The government says about 50% of the first phase has been completed but gave no details on remaining work.<\/p>\n The\u00a0port\u00a0<\/span>is among several mega-projects Kuwait is pursuing with Chinese support<\/span>, including power and water plants, renewable energy and waste recycling projects, as well as new residential cities.<\/p>\n Kuwait signed several memorandums of understanding with China in 2023 during a visit to Beijing by then-Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who became emir in December 2023.<\/p>\n ($1 = 0.3068 Kuwaiti dinars)<\/p>\n (Reuters)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n maritime professional<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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