2003 - Adnoc Distribution has ventured into a new line of business, setting up a new bunkering facility at Abu Dhabi’s Mina Zayed (Port Zayed). The new facility was informally commissioned, thus facilitating refuelling for tankers, cargo ships and other vessels calling at the port. The bunkering facility comprises two storage tanks, each with a capacity of 7,500 metric tonnes, two fuel stores, pipelines to distribute the fuel, pumping stations and a loading arm. “This is built especially for business purposes because shipping traffic is high at Mina Zayed,” said Khalid M. Khulaib, manager, Industrial Projects, Adnoc.
Other important events
1841 - The Colony of New Zealand is established.
1847 - US Post Office issues the first adhesive-backed stamps.
1867 - Canada becomes Great Britain’s self-governing dominion.
1903 - The first Tour de France bicycle race begins.
1910 - South Africa becomes a dominion of the British Empire.
1948 - New York International Airport is officially opened.
1994 - Yasser Arafat returns to the Gaza Strip to address Palestinians in the new self-rule area.
2002 - The International Criminal Court opens in The Hague.
2007 - The first Salik toll gates at Al Garhoud Bridge and Shaikh Zayed Road begin operating in Dubai.
2010 - Al Maktoum International Airport is officially inaugurated in Jebel Ali, Dubai.
2015 - US and Cuba to reopen embassies after 54 years.
2016 - Gunmen storm into the Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant in Dhaka, open fire and kill 20 people.
2017 - India launches the Goods and Services Tax.
