Khalifa Port
| Khalifa Port ميناء خليفة | |
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Aerial view of Abu Dhabi's container terminal, July 2014
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| Location | |
| Country | Emirate of Abu Dhabi |
| Location | Abu Dhabi |
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| Details | |
| Opened | 2012 |
| Owned by | Abu Dhabi Ports |
| Type of harbor | Containers, Reefers, General Cargo, Dry & Liquid Bulk, Ro/Ro and Project cargo |
| Statistics | |
| Annual container volume | 2.5 million TEUs |
| Website Abu Dhabi Ports |
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Khalifa Port (Arabic: ميناء خليفة) is the Abu Dhabi Ports' flagship, deepwater port built to accommodate the largest ships existing when it was built. It is a state-of-the art gateway to Abu Dhabi and handles all of the emirate’s container traffic. Khalifa Port Container Terminal is managed and operated by Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), a joint venture between Abu Dhabi Ports, Mubadala and Mubadala Infrastructure Partners. The transfer of container traffic from Zayed Port was completed in December 2012.[1]
Khalifa Port has a Phase 1 capacity of 2.5 million TEUs and 12 million tonnes of general cargo a year and an expected capacity of 15 million TEUs and 35 million tonnes of general cargo by 2030.[2]
After a three-month transition of container operations from Abu Dhabi's Zayed Port, Abu Dhabi Ports' Khalifa Port was officially inaugurated by the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on 12 December 2012.[3]
The port island, which includes the region’s only semi-automated container terminal, is 2.7 km2 (1.05 square miles) and is situated some 5 km (3.12 miles) offshore. It is joined to the onshore by a north and south causeway and a 1 km-long road and utility bridge. The port’s container yard has nine of the world's largest ship-to-shore quay cranes, 42 automated stacking cranes, and 23 shuttle carriers. The onshore port area, which connects the port with Kizad (Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi) hosts customs, immigration, container freight, inspection, and security facilities.[4]
The semi-automated process allows more container capacity with minimal congestion and faster turnaround times, compared to older methods. The inventory stacks in the yard are fully automated, and the delivery and loading information and advanced GPS tracking information is fully integrated with customs to increase throughput.[5]
The port’s software and wireless technologies provide integrated movement of containers through the port. It has transport links to Abu Dhabi and beyond via high-speed road. As of 2013[update] rail connections were planned. On 29 October 2014 Abu Dhabi Terminals celebrated the handling of 2 million containers at Khalifa Port.
On 24 February 2013 Abu Dhabi Ports chairman Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber announced that Khalifa Port would be the official shirt sponsor for football team Al Ain FC during the 2013 AFC Champions League.[6]
After reaching 905,000 TEUs in 2013, a rise of 17 percent, container traffic at Khalifa Port is expected to climb to around 1.3 million TEUs by the end of 2014, a further increase of 22 percent. [7]
See also
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- Al Ain
- Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE.
- Kizad, one of the world's largest free and non-free industrial zones.
- Musaffah Port, the dedicated port for Abu Dhabi's Musaffah Industrial Zone.
- Zayed Port, the port of Abu Dhabi city.
References
- ↑ "Khalifa Port now fully operational", Emirates 24/7. 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2013-04-09
- ↑ Profile of Abu Dhabi Ports
- ↑ Opening of Khalifa Port marks UAE milestone, The National, 13 December 2012
- ↑ "A major new port and industrial zone for the United Arab Emirates.", www.bechtel.com
- ↑ "Fresh thinking", www.portstrategy.com. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-04-11
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