JORDAN

West German Firm Wins Contract for New Phosphates Export Facilities at 'Aqaba 

The Jordanian government has awarded the West German firm PHB Weserhutte AG a JD900,000 ($2.26mn) contract for the construction of new loading facilities for phosphate exports at the Red Sea port of 'Aqaba.

The contract, which was signed in Amman on 26 January, provides for the construction of a new wharf and loading facilities for ships under 10,000 dwt. The project, scheduled for...