Fourth major package awarded in last year for Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone

July 27, 2010
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) today (Tuesday, 27 July 2010) announced the award of an AED 1,028,468,290 contract to a joint venture between ED Zublin AG and Al Jaber Transport & General Contracting for its flagship Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone (KPIZ) project.

The agreement is for the detailed design, construction, fit-out, testing and commissioning of the offshore port's civil and structural building works, which will provide the infrastructure necessary to support the commencement of port operations in 2012.  Work is due to begin immediately and is scheduled for completion in August 2012.

ADPC Chief Executive Officer, Tony Douglas, commented on his pleasure in announcing another key partner who is committed to delivering a high quality solution, safely, on time and to budget. 

Highlights of the scope include:

  • Construction of 23 buildings and associated structures, including the Terminal Operations Building - a six storey construction which will become the port's centre of operations. Other significant buildings include an offshore clinic, fire station; harbour master building, worker services building, four 11kV substations and maintenance and repair workshops.

  • Over 1000m of quay wall and associated marine fenders and bollards.

  • A 5.4km dual carriageway linking the offshore port to the mainland with associated service roads, street lighting and two helipads.

  • Provision of site-wide utilities including electrical, drainage, sewerage, potable water, and telecoms.

Located midway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the Taweelah industrial district, KPIZ will commence operations in 2012 and over the long term to 2030 will comprise 420 square kilometers of prime industrial land organized into vertically integrated clusters for aluminium, petrochemicals, glass, paper and other major sectors.  It will consist of a new, world-class multi-purpose offshore port and one of the largest integrated industrial zones in the world.  KPIZ is a feature of the Abu Dhabi Vision 2030 and will play a major role in the emirate's industrial and economic diversification by serving as a key hub for large scale industrial investments serviced by a world class port, transport and other facilities.

Phase 1 of Khalifa Port will open in 2012, replacing Abu Dhabi's existing main port of Mina Zayed. The new port will have an initial capacity of 2 million TEUs (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units), of containers and 9 million tons of general cargo. The dedicated EMAL berth will be operational later this year. When all phases of Khalifa Port are completed, it will have a capacity of 15 million TEUs of containers and 35 million tons of general cargo.

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Notes to editors
The three previous contracts announced in the last 12 months are:

June 13, 2010: AED 350 million (US $95.29 million) to Al Jaber GIS JV for the detailed design, procurement, integration and installation of the control systems throughout the onshore and offshore areas of Khalifa Port including a Port Operating System; a Vessel Traffic System; Security; CCTV; Telephony and communications; and all associated fiber optic and control system cabling.

March 31, 2010: AED 300 million (USD 80+ million) to Larsen & Toubro for its flagship project at Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone (KPIZ) in Taweelah.  The contract involves the design, construction, testing and commissioning of the electrical medium voltage (MV) power supply via a 33 kV power cable network and three 33kV / 11kV primary distribution substations which will provide the main power supply for the entire phase-IA of Khalifa port.  It also involves the construction of civil buildings with utilities such as air conditioning, fire protection and lighting systems.

July 2009: AED 1.4 billion project to Al Habtoor Leighton Group for construction of on-shore port facilities, including 47 buildings, road networks, bridges, utility installations and landscaping. Completion scheduled for 2011.

Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) is a master developer of ports, industrial zones, trade & logistics zones, and related services. Its purpose is to create a sustainable growth platform that spurs economic expansion and diversification for Abu Dhabi.  ADPC has been established by Emiri decree number 6, 2006 and has been mandated to construct, develop and manage all ports and related infrastructure in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (with the exception of military and oil & gas ports).

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