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Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port

Kuwait · Under construction

Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port on Boubyan Island is a planned container port whose first phase comprises a 1,200-metre terminal with capacity of 2.7 million TEU a year, with later phases adding 14 berths for more than 8 million TEU. Kuwait signed an EPC contract with CCCC in December 2025, and the port's infrastructure sustained material damage in a drone and cruise missile attack on 27 March 2026, according to the Ministry of Public Works.

Owner
Kuwait Ministry of Public Works
Main contractor
China Communications Construction Company (CCCC)
Location
Boubyan Island, northern Kuwait
Expected
No official date
Status checked
27 Sept 2026

Verified · updated 28 Sept 2026

Key facts

$4 bn

Largest awarded contract

Marine Insight· Tier 3·Signed Dec 2025·24 Dec 2025·About this indicator

Major projects · Kuwait

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Sources

  1. Marine Insight · marineinsight.com · Tier 3