Your guide to the ports in Abu Dhabi
Home to several prominent ports, Abu Dhabi is one of the greatest commercial hubs of the UAE. Seaports in Abu Dhabi play a significant role in strengthening the UAE’s economy. With their top facilities and services, the Abu Dhabi ports support the city’s trading, fishing, transport and logistics industries.
Here, we have listed all the important ports of Abu Dhabi along with the details about their facilities.
List of Ports in Abu Dhabi
Zayed Port
Launched in 1972, Zayed Port is one of the major commercial ports in Abu Dhabi and has been operating for over 40 years. Also known as Mina Zayed Port, this port was named after H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Covering an area of 5.3 square kilometres, Zayed port is one of the most spacious ports in the emirate that possess the capacity to manage 10 oceangoing vessels at once. Moreover, the port also offers warehousing and cold storage space that is spread over 143,000 square metres. It has 21 berths in total, with each berth covering 4375 metres.
Apart from offering services for general and bulk cargo, Zayed Port also acts as a premium hub of cruise tourism. Just five minutes away from the E11 highway and connected to the central areas of Abu Dhabi from three gate entrances, the port has access to transport on land, air and sea.
Musaffah Port
Home to the second-largest channel of the region, the Musaffah Channel, Musaffah Port is the second oldest port of the UAE. The 53-km long Musaffah Channel has a maximum depth of 9 metres and a width of 200 metres. This facility provides two-way traffic for Panamax-type bulk carriers.
The general cargo terminal at Musaffah Port offers an abundance of services including break-bulk, RoRo operations, warehousing and more. The warehouse at the Musaffah Port offers facilities for various commercial and industrial sectors including shipbuilding, steel, offshore construction and dredging. Moreover, the Musaffah Port also houses the Maritime Training Centre that offers professional training for different maritime professions.
Khalifa Port
Khalifa Port Abu Dhabi was launched in December 2012 by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Located strategically between the two major emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Khalifa Port is the first semi-automated container port in the region. Another amazing feature of Khalifa Port is that it has the longest breakwater in the Middle East that is about 8-km long. This protects the local eco-system and allows currents to flow freely.
The port is owned by Abu Dhabi Ports and handles everything from RoRo, general cargo, container and break-bulk activities, smoothly. Moreover, the port links the region to 70 different international destinations while serving more than 25 shipping lines. It has an efficient transport and logistics network via sea, land and air.
Western Region Ports
Abu Dhabi also has some smaller ports in the Al Gharbia region that are named as Western Region Ports, collectively. There are a total of five main ports in the Western region port including Delma, Marfa, Sila, Mugharrag and Shahama that function to support local fishing industries, tourism, logistics transport and leisure activities. The development of these ports to diversify the emirate’s economic contribution is part of the UAE’s Vision 2030.
Here, we wrap our list of ports in Abu Dhabi. Many other emirates of the UAE also have ports that play a significant part in the development of the country’s economy. Ports in Dubai, for instance, offer services to the entire region and contribute towards the growth of the economy. Similarly, the Fujairah Port is also among the top ports in the UAE.
