In a move that will elevate the quality of logistics services across the UAE, Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group inaugurated a new custom-bound inland dry port facility.
The Al Faya Dry Port is strategically located between Abu Dhabi and Dubai and will enhance the connectivity of Khalifa Port. It will act as an Inland Container Depot (ICD) linked overland to Khalifa Port, offering a transit terminal for trucks and thus improving speed to market, and more cost-efficient cargo handling operations for Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
AD Ports Group facility
CMA CGM will be the first key client for Al Faya Dry Port, but it will be scaled up to also serve AD Ports Group’s other shipping partners at Khalifa Port such as COSCO and MSC. The ICD facility complements and extends the commercial reach of CMA Terminals Khalifa Port, which was inaugurated in December last year to reach end customers across the country.
The dry port truck terminal has an initial container capacity of 900 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) but has been built to be easily scalable, depending on demand. It will bridge the gap between Khalifa Port and the final destination of the cargo, and enable CMA CGM and other operators at Khalifa Port to generate origin and destination (O&D) business.
Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Managing Director and Group CEO of AD Ports Group, commented: “The opening of Al Faya Dry Port is not only a tangible example of our support to key commercial partners, but a sign of our commitment to raising the quality of supply chains across the UAE, which will benefit individuals and businesses with the vision of our wise leadership.
“The ICD is another sign of our growing collaboration with our key strategic partner CMA CGM Group, both at home and abroad. For CMA CGM, this inland container depot will effectively expand their addressable market from Abu Dhabi to the entire UAE and optimise the supply chain of customers across the UAE.”
Al Faya Dry Port is the latest example of a growing collaboration between AD Ports Group and CMA CGM. The two companies are jointly developing the New East Mole multipurpose terminal in Pointe Noire, Congo-Brazzaville, which they will also manage and operate. AD Ports Group received a 30-year extendable concession for the same in June 2023.
The facility is International Shipping & Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) compliant, which ensures it meets the highest global industry standards for port facilities. It is also customs bounded, designed for quick truck turnaround, allowing fast cargo movement.
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