WASHINGTON: Abu Dhabi Ports has recorded an impressive double-digit rate of growth in two important cargo sectors during the first quarter of 2016. Ro-ro traffic at Khalifa port jumped by 31%, with 33,687 vehicles moving across its quays, up from 25,709 vehicles in the same period in 2015. The trend highlights Khalifa port’s growing status as a ro-ro hub in the region. In addition, Abu Dhabi’s general and bulk cargo increased by 13%, to 3.98 million tonnes, reflecting the buoyancy of industrial and infrastructure development projects in the Emirate.
Over the first quarter of this year, Khalifa Port Container Terminal, which is operated by Abu Dhabi Terminals, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, handled five per cent more containers compared with the same period in 2015. The terminal moved 316,996 teu, up from 302,151 teu, continuing last year’s upward trend.
Khalifa Industrial Zone also witnessed an increase in business activities during the first quarter of 2016. Four prominent companies, including KSB Service LLC and Polysys Additive Technologies Middle East (PAT ME), commenced operations from within the industrial zone while National Food Products Company (NFPC) and Gulf Printing and Packaging Company started construction of their facilities.
