Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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the port of Mina Zayed will be equipped of a new terminal cruises
a temporary structure will be prepared in sight of the next season
July 29, 2013
Abu Dhabi Portss Company (ADPC) has announced the intention to increase the crocieristico traffic in the port of Mina Zayed, to Abu Dhabi, than in season 2012-13 he is climbed by 96 total cruise ships for 155 thousand fleeting. In the past few months all relative the harbour activities to the traffic of the container carried out Mina Zayed are transferred to the new port of Khalifa ( on 3 September 2012). "For beyond 40 years - the who charged managing director of ADPC, Mohamed Al Shamisi has remembered - the port of Zayed has been the main door of the import and exports of Abu Dhabi and a port of vital importance for the region. Now that all the traffic of the container has been moved to the port of Khalifa, the first seed-automated structure of the Middle East - has explained - we preview to maximize the ability to the port of Zayed, what that allows us to concentrate on the promising business to us of the cruises and to strengthen the role of Abu Dhabi which tourist destination of world-wide level".
The plan of the ADPC previews to assign the Southeastern part of the port of call in presses of Sheikh Khalifa Bridge to the crocieristica activity realizing a passenger terminal to you and installing also business activities to you. Initially ADPC has in program to realize on the area a temporary terminal that will become operating for the next crocieristica season. The first phase, that the next October will enter in exercise, will allow the contemporary landing place of two great cruise ships and a smaller ship.
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