Entering and leaving port in a tight space takes planning more than nerve. A harbor is nothing like open water: the distance is short, boats are moored on both sides, and wind and current push you faster than you expect. The minute you spend preparing before you arrive saves hours of scratching and repair later.
Stay well off the entrance and reduce speed gradually. Never enter a harbor still running at cruise power; slow down until you can stop the boat within roughly one boat length. If it is your first time in a new harbor, study the bollards and berths from a distance before committing, and compare them with the harbor plan if you have one. Check the tide before you move at all, because channel depth changes with the tide and sometimes drops. The B7R app gives you tide tables for Shuwaikh and Shuaiba ports plus sea state before you head out, so you know the best window to come in and when it pays to wait an hour or two.
A practical rule: set your speed so you can stop within half the remaining distance to any obstacle. Inside a marina with boats moored on both sides, stay at one to two knots and use the gear for forward and reverse instead of adding throttle. Remember that a boat carries momentum; its weight does not stop just because you pulled the throttle back. Approaching at a slight angle into the wind is often easier than a straight-in approach, and make adjustments with small helm movements, not big ones. For a stern-to mooring at a tight quay, drop the bow anchor, then back in slowly at about a quarter knot per correction, and signal the crew before every move.
In Kuwait, Shamal and northwesterly winds dominate most of the year and can push you hard inside a harbor, especially at open berths. You can usually read Shamal strength from the Beaufort scale: force 4 to 5 is workable, force 6 and above turns a tight berth into a fight, and delaying entry is the better call. If the current runs with the wind, your entry stays calm; if they oppose each other you get pressure against the dock, so have lines ready. Fender the side that touches the dock, secure lines to the bollards with a knot that releases fast, and use a spring line to stop the boat surging fore and aft once you are alongside.
Safe entry is preparation, not luck. Download the B7R app from Google Play and plan your run before you reach the entrance: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.q8dm.b7r