Jebel Ali Port awarded as being best seaport in Middle East
DP WORLD's flagship Jebel Ali Port has been voted "Best Sea Port - Middle East" for the 22nd consecutive year at the recent Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS).
The award was received by senior vice president and managing director, DP World, Asia-Pacific Region, Rashid Abdulla, on behalf of DP World at a recent gala ceremony in Shanghai to celebrate excellence in the freight, logistics and supply chain sector, according to a press release.
The AFLAS Awards is an annual event hosted by Asia Cargo News to recognise best performing industry leaders in seaports, airports, shipping, aviation, and logistics.
DP World Group chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, said: "The AFLAS award in Shanghai underlines the global reputation we have and is a testimony to the excellent teamwork of our people at Jebel Ali Port and their commitment to creating the most productive, efficient and safe services in the region."
With its state of the art Container Terminal 3 (T3) Jebel Ali Port added 2 million TEU in 2015 to take its total capacity to 17 million TEU. Jebel Ali's capacity will reach 19 million TEU this year with the completion of T3 and 22.1 million TEU in 2018 when Phase 1 of Container Terminal 4 (T4) is completed.
DP WORLD's flagship Jebel Ali Port has been voted "Best Sea Port - Middle East" for the 22nd consecutive year at the recent Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS).
The award was received by senior vice president and managing director, DP World, Asia-Pacific Region, Rashid Abdulla, on behalf of DP World at a recent gala ceremony in Shanghai to celebrate excellence in the freight, logistics and supply chain sector, according to a press release.
The AFLAS Awards is an annual event hosted by Asia Cargo News to recognise best performing industry leaders in seaports, airports, shipping, aviation, and logistics.
DP World Group chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, said: "The AFLAS award in Shanghai underlines the global reputation we have and is a testimony to the excellent teamwork of our people at Jebel Ali Port and their commitment to creating the most productive, efficient and safe services in the region."
With its state of the art Container Terminal 3 (T3) Jebel Ali Port added 2 million TEU in 2015 to take its total capacity to 17 million TEU. Jebel Ali's capacity will reach 19 million TEU this year with the completion of T3 and 22.1 million TEU in 2018 when Phase 1 of Container Terminal 4 (T4) is completed.