Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) held an information meeting with shareholders and community leaders in Marfa, as part of its preparations to develop the first phase of the Port.
In a special meeting held at Marfa Hotel, ADPC's Vice President of Project Development, Waleed Al Tamimi, discussed the plans with important stakeholders, notably local commercial fishermen, led by Jumaa Bin Hathboor.
Parsons International Ltd was recently awarded the contract to provide consultancy services for the project of developing Marfa Port. Its scope includes the redesign of the port, in order to accommodate more than two hundred boats, with an additional boost for water recreational activities.
At the meeting, ADPC implemented the feedback from stakeholders into the plans for developing the port, fishing and recreational facilities.
The meeting was attended by Marfa fishermen, ADPC figureheads, Abu Dhabi's Urban Planning Council, the Western Region Development Council and Parsons International Ltd.
Mr Al Tamimi said: "We were delighted with the clear messages coming from the Marfa fishing delegation. We were pleased to listen to their suggestions, since part of our job is to work with the local community and bring improvements for them and the other ports we manage in the Western Region."
Jumaa Bin Hathboor saw the meeting as highly successful: "We'd like to thank ADPC for listening to our suggestions. It's clear that quite a lot of work needs to be done to improve fishing facilities and with their help, we will see changes coming in the near future. I welcome more meetings with ADPC and look forward to seeing progress."
Khalifa Port and Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad)
ADPC, the parent company of Khalifa Port and Kizad, will launch the first phase of the megaproject currently under construction in Taweelah, in September this year.
It consists of both Khalifa Port and the adjacent Kizad (Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi). The first phase of the project, which will in time grow in planned subsequent stages to become two-thirds the size of Singapore, has cost AED26.6 billion (USD 7.2 billion).
Kizad will become one of the world's largest industrial zones, and Khalifa Port will stand out as the only port in the Middle East and North Africa equipped with a semi-automated container yard operated by an integrated digital system, which is designed to cater for the future needs of the transportation sector and industrial sectors in the emirate.
The port covers 9 square kilometres, including the 2.7 square kilometre offshore port island. It is the only semi-automated sea port in the Middle East and is expected to become a highly competitive, leading global port, making a vital contribution to the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030.
About Abu Dhabi Ports Company
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) is a master developer of ports and industrial zones with the core objective to facilitate the diversification of Abu Dhabi's economy by acting as an enabler of development and trade. It will achieve this by managing and superintending commercial ports throughout the Emirate, supporting partners with their infrastructure projects and setting up new companies and joint ventures with partners who service and operate in the ports and industrial zones sector.
ADPC was created in 2006 as part of the restructuring of the commercial ports sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and given control and regulatory enforcement power over all commercial ports assets previously owned by the Abu Dhabi Seaports Authority.
ADPC strives to be at the forefront of progress in industrial logistics and infrastructure and is currently focused on creating one of the world's largest concentrations of industry at Kizad.
For further information contact:
Ahmad Issa,
Senior Account Executive, H+K Strategies
Mob : +971 50 325 2670
e-mail: ahmad.issa@hkstrategies.com
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