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DP World installs new harbor cranes in $800M modernization of Syria's Tartus port

As of September 2026: Retains restricted naval section at Tartus

Three mobile harbor cranes now work Syria's Mediterranean port of Tartus. They are the first visible payoff of Dubai-based DP World's $800 million plan to rebuild a port wrecked by 13 years of civil war.

Updated Sep 12

Syria and Russia agree to convert Tartus and Hmeimim bases to joint control

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As of August 2026: Losing sole control of its only Mediterranean base

Russia has kept warships at Syria's port of Tartus since 1971. On Sunday, Damascus said Moscow will hand back the port's commercial berth and a coastal airport, and turn both its Syrian bases into shared 'training and capacity-building centres.'

Updated Aug 10