On a swathe of reclaimed land in northern Bahrain, bulldozers shift mounds of sand that will form the foundations of a new logistics zone.
Close by, four new shore cranes stand idly overlooking the sea, waiting for the electricity to be switched on before they can spring into action. After many delays, officials hope a privately operated deepwater port will open early next year and serve as a transhipment point for Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran and Iraq.
