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Outstanding employees and units honored at special awards night
Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi Ports celebrated the company's internal Excellence Award MAFNOOD (Arabic for "distinguished") with CEO Capt. Mohamed Juma al Shamisi honoring the winners at a special gala dinner held on 2 February in Abu Dhabi.
With many senior officials and staff members from Abu Dhabi Ports, as well as stakeholders and VIP guests in attendance, Abu Dhabi Ports honored eight employees in the "Individuals" category for their distinguished work and commitment to excellence, while two teams won in the "Project" and seven awards were given for outstanding accomplishments in the category "operating entities and divisions".
"The response to our MAFNOOD excellence award has been phenomenal, we received more than 58 submission and we congratulate the successful winners whose performance makes an exceptional contribution to Abu Dhabi Ports' wide range of operations and services.
"MAFNOOD not only gives Abu Dhabi Ports an opportunity to celebrate these great accomplishments but to enhance a healthy spirit of competition among our employees to guarantee high quality performances and foster best practices", said Capt. Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, CEO, Abu Dhabi Ports.
The fact that Abu Dhabi Ports has a dedicated Quality Assurance and Excellence Department underlines the importance and significance that quality assurance and excellence have been given within the organisation.
"Abu Dhabi Ports takes its commitment to excellence very seriously. As a major ports and marine service provider, we not only want to maintain our high performance standards but exceed expectations in everything we do to satisfy our customers." adds Al Shamisi.
Launched in May last year, the MAFNOOD Excellence Award has been designed in line with the Abu Dhabi Award for Excellence in Government Performance (ADAEP). The winners of MAFNOOD automatically qualify to enter the ADAEP competition which will be taking place next year.
Ahmad Al Khayyat, Senior Quality Assurance & Excellence Manager added that;"The first MAFNOOD Award event follows 10 months of hard work and dedication from our employees. The high response rates we have seen reflects the high level of interest and demonstrates our employees' attitude towards excellence. Their eagerness to participate in future MAFNOOD rounds is clear evidence that we are on track".
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About Abu Dhabi Ports
Established in 2006, Abu Dhabi Ports' core objective is to facilitate the diversification of the economy by stimulating trade and 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 play a big role, supporting the diversification of the economy.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 handles all of Abu Dhabi's container traffic, after its transfer from Zayed Port, the historic port in the city centre.
Phase One of Khalifa Port has a capacity of 2.5 million TEUs and 12 million tons 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 tons of general cargo per year.
Abu Dhabi Ports manages nine commercial, logistics, community and leisure ports, and Khalifa Industrial Zone which is serving a range of logistics and manufacturing investors.Abu Dhabi Ports is boosting Abu Dhabi's economic growth and diversification, following Abu Dhabi's Economic Vision 2030.
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