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Article: Limited visibility forces ports across UAE to curtail operations.
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- Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
- Article date:
- August 3, 2009
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Byline: Binsal Abdul Kader, and Ahmed A. Namatalla, Staff Reporters
Dubai/Abu Dhabi: The berthing of ships was halted in some ports while others saw delays with the country covered in a blanket of dust.
An official at a container and cargo vessel terminal at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai said the berthing and sailing of ships at the port were stopped by 6.45am on Saturday, due to poor visibility. In pictures: Blanket of dust covers UAE Since the closure, about 24 to 28 vessels were in the anchorage Sunday afternoon, waiting to berth, said the official.
But loading and offloading operations on about seven ships which had already berthed, were going on, ...