Author: Paromita Dey

Armed maritime robbery may be down year to date, but Nigerian waters are still called a “war risk zone” with 68 kidnaps recorded in Q1. Elsewhere across the MENA region dangerous road infrastructure and corruption are increasing the level and severity of threats to the logistics industry. Kurt Parry investigates.

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UAE-based Gulf Cobla has started land reclamation work for the expansion of Ibrahim Nasir international Airport in the Maldives. Its unit Gulf Cobla Tennssor Maldives (GTCM) was appointed by main contractor Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG) to reclaim over 4 million cubic metres of sand for construction of a new runway on Hulhule island. GTCM has already deployed its dredging vessel, Deira Bay to be followed by a second ship at a later date, it said in a statement. As part of the deal, the company will also carry out revetment works protecting newly created land for the runway. The…

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