PHOTO
Furthering its reach to investors at Khalifa Port and Khalifa Industrial Zone and the wider community
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, manager and operator of ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone in the Emirate, has partnered with Abu Dhabi Chamber to establish a representative office of the Chamber at the Business Centre of Khalifa Industrial Zone (Kizad) in Al Taweelah.
Abu Dhabi Chamber's new representative office at Khalifa Industrial Zone was launched by H.E. Mohamed Helal Al Muhairi, Director General of Abu Dhabi Chamber, in the presence of Capt. Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports, Mana Mohammed Saeed Al Mulla, CEO of Khalifa Industrial Zone as well as senior officials from both parties.
The representative office will be dedicated to businesses operating within Khalifa Port and Kizad, with a view to establishing direct communication channels between the Chamber and customers benefiting from its services. The office will also serve customers from the neighbouring community including Al Shahama and Al Rahba.
Commenting on the event, H.E. Mohamed Helal Al Muhairi, Director General of Abu Dhabi Chamber, said: "The opening of our new office at Khalifa Industrial Zone comes as part of our continuous efforts, aiming to provide businesses and investors operating in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi with the best services the same way they are offered at our headquarters. Kizad is well known for its commitment to attracting investors and foreign industrial companies which play a vital role in supporting our government's plan of growing the sector and its contribution to the GDP."
Mana Mohammed Saeed Al Mulla, CEO of Khalifa Industrial Zone (Kizad), commented: "We are delighted to welcome Abu Dhabi Chamber to Kizad. The opening of Abu Dhabi Chamber's representative office at our headquarters in Al Taweelah today marks yet another step towards a solid value chain that provides convenience and ease of doing business to our clients and investors. In addition to Abu Dhabi Chamber's representative office, Kizad is now home to Enjazat Services which opened its service desk in July. This allows businesses operating at Khalifa Port and Khalifa Industrial Zone to complete government-related transactions in one place."
The Abu Dhabi Chamber has established its position as a pioneering policy advocate in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi since it has become a partner to the private sector and a centre for information as well as the leading voice for the business community based in the Emirate. It also helps provide all facilities to private companies and businesses, paving the way for the best business environment in Abu Dhabi.
-End-
About Abu Dhabi Ports
Established in 2006, Abu Dhabi Ports celebrates ten years of innovation, growth and partnership embarking on another decade of facilitating economic diversification through enabling maritime and trade development. This is done by delivering high quality maritime services, supporting partners' infrastructure projects and setting up new companies and joint ventures in the ports and logistics sectors.
The flagship state-of-the-art Khalifa Port and Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) play a pivotal role in the diversification of the economy. Khalifa Port was inaugurated on 12/12/12 by the UAE President H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The port's semi-automated container terminal handles all of Abu Dhabi's container traffic, after its transfer from Zayed Port, the historic port in the city centre.
Khalifa Port's current capacity is 2.5 million TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units/containers) and 12 million tonnes of general cargo. Further phases of development will occur as market demand requires. When all phases are complete, Khalifa Port will be able to handle 15 million TEUs and 35 million tonnes of general cargo per year.
Abu Dhabi Ports manages ten commercial, logistics, community and leisure ports, and Khalifa Industrial Zone that is serving a range of logistics and manufacturing investors. Abu Dhabi Ports is boosting Abu Dhabi's economic growth and diversification, in line with the Abu Dhabi's Economic Vision.
Follow us on twitter: @AbuDhabiPorts
About ABU DHABI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY :
«Facilitating Business Matchmaking»
The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry is striving to establish its position as a pioneering policy advocate in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi since the ADCCI is a partner to the private sector and a centre for its information as well as the leading voice for the business community based in the emirate and one which is effectively networking with concerned public and private entities. It also helps provide both all facilities to private companies and businesses and the best business environment in Abu Dhabi.
In our capacity as the mouthpiece of the business sector in Abu Dhabi and an organization that is a frequent award-winner for excellence, we enjoy considerable professional reputation in the field of business consultancy, in addition to having an audible say with decision-makers and partners. We also assist in the growth of businesses owing to our being a one-stop shop that can provide you with market-specific information and researches besides feasibility studies. Via our network, we do help you to communicate with local and foreign companies. As far as international trade activities are concerned, we can manage to bring about matchmaking between you and potential customers, suppliers or investors in Abu Dhabi.
The ADCCI is playing its role as a supporter of and contributor to the process of economic development and as an economic partner chipping in Abu Dhabi's economy through the chamber's initiatives aiming at both enhancing the business sector's competitiveness and focusing on fundamental factors that would combine to create favourable circumstances for the private sector to grow and burgeon.
Since its inception 46 years or so ago, the ADCCI has been organizing conferences, activities, events and meetings and our experience is testimony to our members' care for both getting together and exchanging notes and expertise with their counterparts, particularly with businessmen and investors in all spheres and sectors beyond their own areas of specialization. Such interaction and meetings that take place in the chamber provide business opportunities in a manner that would enable members to expand their network of relations and communication and to reinforce their own experience.
© Press Release 2016
