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Kuwait Suspends Passenger Sea Transport, Shipping Continues

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

August 24, 2021

© Alina Craita / Adobe Stock

© Alina Craita / Adobe Stock

Kuwait has suspended passenger transport by sea due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic but shipping operations continue, the Gulf Arab state's ports authority said on Tuesday.

The Kuwait Ports Authority said in a Twitter post that the decision went into effect on Sunday.


(Reporting by Alaa Swilam; Writing by Ghaida Ghantous; Editing by Edmund Blair)

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