Abu Dhabi, UAE: Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) jointly hosted a workshop at the Rocco Forte Hotel, Abu Dhabi, for a large audience of their stakeholders, including members of shipping lines, trucking companies, as well as shipping, clearing and forwarding agents.
The respective roles of ADPC as port authority and ADT as the container terminal operator were clearly explained to the audience. In addition, new procedures relating to the automated gate were provided that will allow trucks to pass through the port facilities allowing smooth receipt or delivery of containers with pre-booked online appointments.
Talking on the sidelines of the workshop sessions, Abdulkareem Al Masabi, Vice President, Khalifa Port Operations, ADPC, said:
"As we have moved from a project based company to a fully operational one at Khalifa Port, and we need to keep our customers and industry partners fully briefed on how to maximise the benefit from the facilities in our brand new port."
Other topics covered at the one day workshops included procedures for obtaining port passes, licensing arrangements, and outlining the customer services available.
ADT Chief Operating Officer of Khalifa Port Container Terminal, Rex Gundle, provided insights on the post-transition service expectations, from an operator's perspective and said:
"Khalifa Port Container Terminal, with its highly-advanced systems, equipment and infrastructure provides our clients with a consistent and reliable product that creates new opportunities within their logistics chain."
He added: "These workshops are a useful tool to obtain our customer's feedback on our service and to get their ideas on where we can assist each other in developing our product further. We believe in a continuous improvement model and it is with our customer and stakeholder assistance that we can reach this goal."
Mr. Gundle also suggested that these workshops are vital, for all parties involved in the growth of the port to be comfortable with each other in the exchange of ideas that promote business for Khalifa Port and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Khalifa Port has been operational since 1st September 2012 and was officially inaugurated by the United Arab Emirates President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the 12th December 2012. In the first four month of operations, the port has handled over 250,000 TEU's.
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Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC)
As a master developer and regulator of ports and industrial zones in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, ADPC's core objective is to facilitate the diversification of Abu Dhabi's economy by stimulating development and trade. It supports partners' infrastructure projects and sets up new companies and joint ventures in the ports and industrial zones sectors.
The company's AED 26.5 billion (USD 7.2 billion) megaproject - the flagship Khalifa Port and Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) - has been designed to be flexible to reflect market needs. Kizad was launched to market in 2010, and the whole of Khalifa Port was inaugurated on 12/12/12 by UAE President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The port's semi-automated container terminal, unique in a radius of 5000 kilometres, was launched on September 1st, 2012. Khalifa Port is now handling all of Abu Dhabi's TEU container traffic, after its transfer from Mina Zayed, the historic port in the city centre.
Phase One of Khalifa Port has a capacity of 2.5 million container units, plus 12 million tons of cargo. Further phases of development will occur as market demand requires. With all phases complete, Khalifa Port will be able to handle 15 million containers and 35 million tons of cargo per year.
Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT)
Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) manages and operates Abu Dhabi's four main ports, including Khalifa Port Container Terminal, the region's first semi-automated and most technologically advanced terminal, which was officially inaugurated on December 12, 2012. The port operator's other facilities include Mina Zayed, a historical port that has served the capital for over 40 years, Freeport, for smaller vessels, and Musaffah Port, located in the heart of the industrial area.
ADT gives its customers access to one of the world's fastest growing markets through operational excellence and a world-class port infrastructure. Its diverse portfolio of services and customer-tailored solutions includes terminals for containers, cargo and cruise liners and berths for roll-on-roll of vehicle transporters, container freight stations, cold storage facilities and warehousing solutions.
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