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Kuwait Ports Authority has floated a tender inviting consultants to bid for a contract to undertake feasibility studies for the development of the Doha Port project, located on the southern side of Kuwait Bay in the Capital Governorate.

The tender was issued on 5 April, with a bid submission deadline of 5 May.

Doha Port is a key regional trade port in Kuwait that was handed over to Kuwait Ports Authority in 1977.

The port primarily serves small ships and traditional vessels, facilitating trade with the GCC and other nearby countries.

According to Kuwait Ports Authority, the port spans more than 388,000 square metres and currently has nine berths.

The port’s storage area is over 270,000 sq m and it handles cargo volumes of about 115,869 tonnes, with capacity for 878 vessels.

According to regional projects tracker MEED Projects, Kuwait completed construction works on the second phase of the port’s berths in 2021.

Local firm Specialities Group Holding was awarded the construction contract in 2017.

UK-headquartered analytics firm GlobalData expects Kuwait’s construction industry to record an average annual growth rate of 4.9% between 2026 and 2029, supported by investments in the oil and gas and renewable energy sectors.

The infrastructure construction sector was expected to expand by 4% in real terms in 2025, before stabilising at an annual average growth rate of 5.1% from 2026 to 2029, supported by the government’s focus on cross-border projects to develop the country’s transport infrastructure.

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