Lloyd's List's Middle East port update for Friday 31 July 2026 reported the Fujairah Oil Tanker Terminal mostly operational with berth 6 offline for maintenance and an estimated three-week berthing wait for breakbulk, bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels. Navigational warning No. 01/2026 has been issued over intermittent GPS spoofing and jamming offshore Fujairah, which can produce erratic vessel positions on ECDIS. Kuwait's Shuwaikh and Shuaiba ports remain at ISPS Level 2 with entry permits for vessels arriving from Iraqi ports suspended, Iraq's Basrah Oil Terminal has ceased export operations pending resumption within days, Bahrain's BAPCO operations remain suspended with APM Terminals running 0600-1800, and RAK Ports Group is introducing a Marine Risk Surcharge on all vessels.
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