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Get in touch with the deskSteady growth in transshipment and cold-chain cargo keeps the port well above regional averages, according to quarterly operational data.
Business · 4 min readMunicipal planners published updated design rules that put covered walkways and native planting first in district upgrades.
Civic · 3 min readThe volunteer-run collection of photographs and letters was recognised for documenting half a century of coastal life.
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Our correspondent walked the same two kilometres every week, talking to porters, restaurateurs and the families who have run businesses there for three generations.
The result is a portrait of a district in transition — measured in rent slips, fishing permits and the smell of diesel at dawn.
Reported by the Waterfront Desk · October 2026Fourteen years on the federal beat. Believes the best questions are asked twice, slowly.
Covers ports, trade and small enterprise. Keeps a notebook for every market she visits.
Ten years covering planning and public space across the northern emirates.
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