VOL. XXXIV

NO. 23

11-MARCH-1991

Kuwait

Shuaiba Port To Reopen for Shipping in Two Weeks

In a statement released in London on 7 March, the Kuwaiti Ports Authority (KPA)said that it expects Shuaiba Port in Kuwait to reopen for shipping in about two weeks' time. According to the statement by Captain 'Abd al-Rahman al- Nibari ofKPA, the port is suffering from oil pollution, and the effect of refinery fires.But he added that the quay areas and approaches appear not to have been mined.Mr. Nibari went on...