In preparation for the 1st September operational opening of the Khalifa Port Container Terminal, Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) held a half-day seminar that shared the latest updates and procedures directly impacting trucking companies and clearing agents which will use
The latest official figures show that Phase One of ADPC’s flagship Khalifa Port is 1% from completion. The Port, whose high-tech infrastructure and new semi-automated Container Terminal open on September 1st, is 99% complete. Its capacity is 2.5 million TEU containers per year. Khalifa Industrial Zo
His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces has reviewed the progress made at the megaproject Khalifa Port and Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) at Taweelah. This came during an in-depth presenta
The Saudi Ports Authority (SPA) signed a number of contracts worth SR 615 million (US$164m) for the development of King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam, Dhuba Port in Tabuk, King Fahd Industrial Port in Yanbu and Yanbu Commercial Port. According to arabiansupplychain.com, a container wharf will be constru
The director general of the State Company for Iraq’s Ports stated that the Hyundai Engineering & Construction (000720) is among 16 companies that bid to build a breakwater for the $6 billion first phase of the Grand Fao Port. According to Bloomberg, Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (047040), Dr
ADPC has held an information-sharing meeting with shareholders in Marfa, as it prepares to develop the first phase of the port. In a special meeting held at Marfa Hotel, ADPC’s Vice President of Project Development, Waleed Al Tamimi discussed the plans with important stakeholders, notably local comm
IADC and CEDA decided to present Environmental Aspects of Dredging course in Abu Dhabi on December 10-11 – just prior to CEDA Dredging Days on December 12-13 – giving added value to both events and allowing participants to maximise the benefits of travelling only once to this region for two great re
Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), the world’s gateway to Jordan and the Levant region received the 2011 Social Security Excellence Award for Occupational Health and Safety, which is the only safety award of its kind to be offered to companies in Jordan by the Social Security Corporation. This recognit
The latest official figures for July, 2012, shows that ADPC’s flagship Khalifa Port is less than 2% from completion. The Port, whose new semi-automated container terminal opens on September 1st, is 98.48% complete. Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), adjacent to the Port, is 90.87% complete.
In a milestone highlighting the intensive and full scale tests being carried out before the September 1st launch of Khalifa Port, the only semi-automated container terminal in the region, Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and its port operator Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), have announced the historic arri
HR Wallingford is now trading as HR Wallingford LLC in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. HR Wallingford continues to build strong relationships with clients and partners based in Abu Dhabi and across the Middle East. The opening of the Abu Dhabi office builds on our growing international presence, wh
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) officially commenced the construction of the UAE’s first nuclear energy plant, by pouring the first nuclear safety concrete for Barakah Unit 1. This significant milestone for the UAE’s peaceful civil nuclear energy program follows the receipt of the Con
