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HuaweiDUBAI — Leading regional port management and logistics firm, Gulftainer, has announced that volumes at its terminals in the UAE — Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT) and Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT) — grew by over 15 per cent in 2008, compared with 2007 volumes, to reach 2,501,829 teu, reflecting increasing customer confidence in the company in these difficult times.
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