Sharjah-headquartered terminal operator Gulftainer has invested US$60 million (AED 220m) in four state-of-the-art ship to shore (STS) and 12 rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes at the Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT), significantly strengthening the terminal’s operational capability and overall productivity. According to Gulftainer, the new, advanced STS cranes are larger, with a greater outreach to better service massive 18,000 twenty-foot container ...

Continuing its commitment to promoting Sharjah as a world-class destination for international investment, the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) concluded a Sharjah-US Business Roundtable, arranged in collaboration with the American Business Council of Dubai and the Northern Emirates at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 16th of November.  The roundtable follows a number of trade promotion visits and ...

The Emirate of Sharjah has updated laws regulating Sharjah’s property market to allow foreign expatriates living in the United Arab Emirates to purchase property in zones authorised by the government. Previously, property could only be sold to UAE nationals, other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nationals and Arab nationals with a valid UAE resident visa, but not to the many other ...