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KUWAIT, Oct 31 (KUNA) -- Navigation has been suspended temporarily at Shuwaikh Port due to bad weather and strong winds and dust, Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) said on Tuesday.
Director of Operations Captain Bader Al-Enezi told KUNA navigation was halted to maintain safety of merchant ships due to current unstability of weather and visbility decreasing to less than 500m due to suspended dust.
At the moment, two vessels are waiting to enter the port, Captain Al-Enezi said noting that the observation tower at the port is monitoring the weather round the clock.
He expressed hope to resume operations when the weather improves later in the day.(end)
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