Abu Dhabi: Khalifa Port has been making rapid progress since it opened two years ago, Abu Dhabi Ports Company, (Adpc), which manages the port said in a press statement.
The company said the crane productivity has increased to 36 per cent since September 2012 when the port commenced operations. In addition, the number of direct links from Khalifa Port to destination ports across the globe rose by 12 from 40 to 52 since 2013.
It also managed to attract three major shipping lines making it a total of 20 shipping lines being currently served, Adpc said.
“We are very proud of what we have accomplished within such a short time frame,” said Capt Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, CEO of Adpc.
He said apart from its ultra-modern infrastructure and excellent market access to 4.5 billion people within four time zones, a major advantage of Khalifa Port is its proximity to Kizad.
According to Adpc, phase one of the new Kizad Logistics Park (KLP), which covers an area of more than 45,000 square meters, has recently been completed. All of the 41 warehouse units of phase one have now been leased to national and international investors who are in the process of moving into their units.
Phase one of KLP is the first out of three phases. Phase two, which will add another 32 warehouse units, is expected to be launched later next year.
As part of a larger scheme, the logistics park, when finalised, will provide a total area of around 120,000 square meters and is designed to become a major regional logistics and warehousing centre.
