Quay extension, dredging to be done at Abu Dhabi's Khalifa port
IN the latest phase of expansion, the quay wall of Khalifa port in Abu Dhabi will be extended by 1,000 metres and the main channel and basin will be dredged to 18 metres from 16.
The new quay wall will also bring 600,000 square metres of cargo handling space by the time the project is completed in mid-2018, reports Colchester's Seatrade Maritime News.
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has been awarded the contract to start preparatory work on dredging the channels and using the material to build up the new quay wall and adjacent yard behind it, reported Colchester's Seatrade Maritime News.
Khalifa port's present capacity is 2.5 million TEU and 12 million tonnes of general cargo. Further phases of development will eventually boost the port's capacity to 15 million TEU and 35 million tonnes of general cargo annually.
Said Abu Dhabi Ports CEO Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi: "Over the past few years we have invested in building an integrated, technology enabled platform and physical infrastructure for our customers to become an enabler for key business sectors in line with the Abu Dhabi Plan and Vision 2030.
"Building on recent growth at Khalifa port, we are future proofing our operations to ensure we can continue to attract the world's leading operators to use our world-class facilities that will see capesize vessels, the largest in the cargo industry, come directly into an Abu Dhabi port for the very first time."
IN the latest phase of expansion, the quay wall of Khalifa port in Abu Dhabi will be extended by 1,000 metres and the main channel and basin will be dredged to 18 metres from 16.
The new quay wall will also bring 600,000 square metres of cargo handling space by the time the project is completed in mid-2018, reports Colchester's Seatrade Maritime News.
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has been awarded the contract to start preparatory work on dredging the channels and using the material to build up the new quay wall and adjacent yard behind it, reported Colchester's Seatrade Maritime News.
Khalifa port's present capacity is 2.5 million TEU and 12 million tonnes of general cargo. Further phases of development will eventually boost the port's capacity to 15 million TEU and 35 million tonnes of general cargo annually.
Said Abu Dhabi Ports CEO Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi: "Over the past few years we have invested in building an integrated, technology enabled platform and physical infrastructure for our customers to become an enabler for key business sectors in line with the Abu Dhabi Plan and Vision 2030.
"Building on recent growth at Khalifa port, we are future proofing our operations to ensure we can continue to attract the world's leading operators to use our world-class facilities that will see capesize vessels, the largest in the cargo industry, come directly into an Abu Dhabi port for the very first time."