摘要: |
The upcoming economic diversification heralds a new era for Saudi seaports. Harboring ambitious plans of becoming a new world's trade hub, the kingdom keeps liberalizing rules for foreign companies willing to invest in seaport infrastructure. This starts bearing fruits, and as the Vision 2030 program gains traction, a further rise in cargo flows and investments are anticipated, with at least one seaport on its own path to become a backbone of giant futuristic projects. I was eight years old when the River Thames was declared biologically dead by the Natural History Museum in 1957. It took 60 years to bring it back to life, supporting a huge diversity of fish. But once again the river is threatened by sewage, rubbish, and increasingly, plastics. So, Thames Vision 2050's promise of a clean - not just cleaner - river struck a very personal chord. |