KHALIFA Port Container Terminal in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is to add three new ship-to-shore (STS) gantry cranes and 10 automated rail-mounted gantry (ARMG) cranes between 2016 and 2017 to raise its annual handling capacity to 2.5 million TEU, from 1.9 million TEU at present.
According to the port operator, Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), a total of 1.5 million TEU will be handled at Khalifa Port Container Terminal in 2015, up from 1.14 million in 2014, reported Trade Arabia of Manama, Bahrain.
ADT chief executive Martijn van de Linde said: "Khalifa Port is now firmly on the world map as a key logistics hub which has been achieved through becoming an industry partner for our customers, as well as demonstrating that it offers a cost-effective, fast and reliable alternative to regional ports."
"We have also significantly developed our network, going from an initial five to a current 50 international destinations," he noted. KPCT opened at the end of 2012.
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14 December 2015 - 22:29
Abu Dhabi's Khalifa Port to raise capacity to 2.5 million TEU by 2017
KHALIFA Port Container Terminal in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is to add three new ship-to-shore (STS) gantry cranes and 10 automated rail-mounted gantry (ARMG) cranes between 2016 and 2017 to raise its annual handling capacity to 2.5 million TEU, from 1.9 million TEU at present.
PORTS
14 December 2015 - 22:29
Abu Dhabi's Khalifa Port to raise capacity to 2.5 million TEU by 2017
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