VOL. XXXIV

NO. 43

29-JULY-1991

Bahrain

Bahrain to Build New Port at al-Hidd

The Bahrain Government has decided to build a large new port at al-Hidd on the south eastern edge of MuharraqIsland and next tothe ASRY dry-dock at a cost estimated between BD70mn and 100mn ($186mn-266mn).The port will be constructed in three phases over a period of three and a halfyears and will have a depth of 15 ms. (compared to 10 ms. for the port of MinaSalman). Two docks will be built to handle the largest...