NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
South Quay Receives First Shipments
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ollowing the official commencement of operations at Khalifa Port’s South Quay, the first shipment, carrying bauxite destined for Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)’s Al Taweelah alumina refinery, arrived on the bulk carrier, MV Alfred Oldendorff. Serving as the first of several shipments bound for EGA via the South Quay, the arrival of the Alfred Oldendorff was quickly followed by two large general cargo consignments. The vessels made use of the recently completed first phase of South Quay, which offers a total of 650m of quay wall, two berths, and 37,000 sqm of terminal yard.
Together with the ongoing development of the adjacent Khalifa Port Logistics (KPL), Abu Dhabi’s dedicated flagship deep-water port is set to benefit from expanded capacity and capabilities. To date, approximately 800m of quay wall and almost 175,000 sqm of land within KPL has been handed over ahead of the project’s full phase 1 conclusion in the first quarter of 2021.
UAE to Launch Largest Medical Cold Store Distribution Centre
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bu Dhabi Ports has joined forces with Rafed, an Abu Dhabi-based healthcare procurement provider, to jointly launch the largest healthcare and medical supplies cold store distribution centre in the UAE. As per the agreement, Abu Dhabi Ports is tasked with supporting Rafed’s fourth-party logistics (4PL) needs with an industry-leading warehouse and inventory management solution designed for upstream, midstream, and downstream operations.
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The new distribution centre will be the largest, most technologically advanced centre in the United Arab Emirates. Furthermore, the partnership will provide stakeholders access to a wide range of services and will unlock operational benefits across a multitude of business functions including the capability to deliver pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and consumables across the local and regional supply chains.