Abu Dhabi Ports set a new annual cargo-volume record in 2015, surpassing the previous record set in 2014, according to state news agency WAM.
The master developer and operator of the emirate’s ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone, KIZAD, witnessed a “significant surge in volumes” during the year across container cargo, roll-on-roll-off (RORO) shipments, and cruise tourism, it was reported.
There were also increased investments in the Khalifa Industrial Zone, WAM said.
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The Khalifa Port Container Terminal handled 32 percent more containers, moving 1,504,293 TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units/containers), up from 1,137,679 TEUs in 2014.
Roll-on-roll-off traffic had a 27 percent upturn with 134,272 vehicles, up from 106,071 previous year. All roll-on-roll-off operations were transferred to Khalifa Port from Zayed Port in 2015.
General and bulk cargo saw a 20 percent upswing to 15,310,847 million freight tonnes (FT) from 12,804,248 million FT in 2014.
Abu Dhabi’s cruise industry witnessed 16 percent growth, with 170,360 cruise passengers visiting the emirate in 2015, up from 146,997 the previous year, it was reported.
At Khalifa Industrial Zone, Abu Dhabi Ports saw a total of 21 Standard Musataha Agreements (SMAs) signed this year with national and international investors, and three plot-extension SMAs with existing investors. These projects represent over 1,384,017 million square metres of land leased in 2015.
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