Abu Dhabi: The first phase
of Abu Dhabi Ports Company's new $2.18bn Khalifa Port is set to open today, with
inauguration of a terminal with capacity of 2.5m teu of containers plus 12m
tons of general cargo.
Over three next six months
container operations will be gradually transferred from the existing Mina Zayed
port to the new terminal. Located in Taweelah, between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, it
has a draught of 16mtr allowing mainline vessels to call rather than merely
feeder vessels. Mina Zayed, which handled 767,000teu last year, will be
reserved mainly for cruise and leisure traffic.
The new port is linked to a
larger Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Khizad), the two projects together
representing an investment of $7.2bn. "The main target is to serve and
support the long-term growth of the Abu Dhabi economy and to serve as an
enabler for Kizad," commented Martijn van de Linde, chief executive of Abu
Dhabi Terminals, operator of Khalifa Port.
Khalifa Port is expected to
grow to a total capacity of 15m teu of containers and 35m tons of general cargo
by 2030, and will be the first port in the UAE with purpose-built rail access,
expected in 2016.
Source : : STA, 01.09.12.
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