#PROJECT: KHALIFA PORT AND INDUSTRIAL ZONE

[firoz bharmal]

Nice update 'Parisian Girl'...!

[Parisian Girl]

by CW Staff on June 14, 2012

A senior official in charge of strategy has revealed that Abu Dhabi wants to create a downstream aluminium hub in its new Khalifa Industrial Zone (Kizad) as part of the UAE's efforts to diversify beyond oil and gas, Khaleej Times reported.

http://www.constructionweekonline.co...aluminium-hub/

[Parisian Girl]

Sep 4, 2012: Pictures from the operational opening of Abu Dhabi's new Khalifa Port





http://www.constructionweekonline.com/ © 2012 ITP Business Publishing Ltd.

[Parisian Girl]

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/photo...600.html?img=0

[Parisian Girl]

by ASC Staff on Sep 11, 2012

averda, one of the largest environmental solutions providers in the region, is proud to announce its winning bid to provide specialised environmental services to Khalifa Port Container Terminals (KPCT), in Abu Dhabi.

http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/ar...-terminal-bid/

[Yako1]

Originally Posted by Parisian Girl

http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/ar...-terminal-bid/

Good work.. with all the updates.. But isn't Halcrow still providing environmental services to the port and industrial zone?

It seems that there are many contractors working on the port part of the project... I have read about some of them in other articles... but there are some contractors and consultants, whose role I find a bit confusing, for example, for the construction of offices, roads, utilties etc, there are two companies... one is Al Jaber and the other is Al Habtoor Leighton.

Lastly, who provided the sources of funding.. the oil revenue from Abu Dhabi?

[Parisian Girl]

Originally Posted by Yako1

Good work.. with all the updates.. But isn't Halcrow still providing environmental services to the port and industrial zone?

It seems that there are many contractors working on the port part of the project... I have read about some of them in other articles... but there are some contractors and consultants, whose role I find a bit confusing, for example, for the construction of offices, roads, utilties etc, there are two companies... one is Al Jaber and the other is Al Habtoor Leighton.

Lastly, who provided the sources of funding.. the oil revenue from Abu Dhabi?

Thanks. I will try find out more details for you.

[Parisian Girl]

on Nov 16, 2012

Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) is officially opening the Khalifa Port Interchange (KPI), directly linking the E11 Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway with Khalifa Port and Kizad.

The interchange connects to the 12.5km-long Sheikh Khalifa Industrial Road (SKIR), delivering quick access to Khalifa Port’s container terminal which began operating in September.

http://www.constructionweekonline.co.../#.UKfjqIdRWbc

[Parisian Girl]

Facility and Khalifa Industrial Zone are expected to contribute 15% of the capital’s non-oil GDP by 2030

By Shehab Al Makahleh, Staff Reporter | Published: 17:59 December 11, 2012


Image Credit: WAM

Abu Dhabi: In keeping with the Abu Dhabi Vision 2030, Khalifa Port, the multibillion dollar flagship project in Abu Dhabi adjacent to Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), will be officially opened by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday.

http://gulfnews.com/business/economy...oday-1.1117400

[Burj Khalifa fan]

Facility, completed ahead of schedule at a cost of Dh26.5b, is part of Abu Dhabi’s diversification plan

read it on my blog
credit to gulf news

http://ahmaddubaiblog.blogspot.com/

[m-man]

The Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), a master developer and regulator of ports and industrial zones, has officially opened the $7.2billion Khalifa Port.

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who inaugurated the facility, expressed his pride at the completion of projects that are of benefit to the citizens of the homeland and that strengthen the national economy.

He also said that the country provides the necessary support for the maritime transport industry, particularly Khalifa Port, which, when its phases of construction have been completed, will become one of the most important ports for trade in the region and the Middle East, benefiting from the UAE's strategic location to act as a link between the economic regions of the world.

''The opening of this flagship project strengthens our progress and will also contribute to the continuation of the high rate of growth witnessed by the UAE, meeting the aspirations of the country's citizens for a significant base for the national economy," the President said.

http://www.tradearabia.com/news/IND_227283.html

[firoz bharmal]

Need to upload pics....is it bigger then Jabel Ali Port...?

[m-man]

Originally Posted by firoz bharmal

Need to upload pics....is it bigger then Jabel Ali Port...?

Good question,
I'd think its not.

[m-man]

When Mina Zayed started operating in 1972, six months before the union of the emirates, oil prices were soaring, while the UAE was only at the beginning of its subsequent boom. The port played a major role in the transformation of Abu Dhabi's economy, and opened up new horizons for business, creating links to the global economy. The country's economic expansion has continued ever since.

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[m-man]

International media coverage of the opening of Khalifa Port a week ago has fuelled a dramatic increase in inquiries from companies around the world interested in setting up in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), according to the Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) chief executive Tony Douglas.
Related
■ Project Abu Dhabi: Piecing together the emirate's future
■ Opening of Khalifa Port marks UAE milestone
■ Project Abu Dhabi: Khalifa Port and Kizad development

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[m-man]

Abu Dhabi Terminals said on Wednesday it has secured the exclusive right to manage and operate the first Khalifa Port container terminal by signing a 30-year concession with Abu Dhabi Ports Company.
The state-of-the-art facility, which began commercial operations on September 1 this year, was formally inaugurated last week.
The port's deep sea berths, hulking ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and automated technology are already a big draw for the major shipping lines, officials said in a statement.
Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, chairman of ADPC, said: "The concession secures the effective management and operation of Khalifa Port Container Terminal 1 for the next 30 years and will help to enable significant industrial development and diversification."

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/abu-d...al-483409.html

[Parisian Girl]

by ASC Staff on Jan 27, 2013

Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) has signed its first 3PL tenant, the firm announced.

http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/ar.../#.UQWDKr9RX3U

[Parisian Girl]

by ASC Staff on Jan 27, 2013


18-year-old Abeer al Mheiri is an Emirati who has been trained to operate the region's only automated stacking cranes at the new facility.

Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) will participate in an upcoming recruitment exhibition in a bid to lure nationals into jobs in the ports and shipping sector, the manager and operator of the emirate’s four major commercial ports announced.

http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/ar.../#.UQWEtr9RX3U

[Parisian Girl]

Kyle Sinclair | Feb 21, 2013


Visitors walk past a miniature model of the Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) at Idex. Reuters. Australia’s Major General Mick Fairweather displays an automated target dummy during Idex. Sammy Dallal / The National

ABU DHABI // A one-of-a-kind security and controls system has been installed at Khalifa Port, as part of a contract worth more than Dh400million.

The bespoke system is now 97 per cent complete, according to General Dynamics UK (GDUK), which delivered the project, with only training of essential staff remaining.

http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-n...h400m-contract