33= Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone (Kizad)
Project Overview
Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone will replace
Abu Dhabi’s existing port, Mina Zayed, which is being redeveloped as real estate.
The new port will have a container terminal and piers to handle raw materials and bulk cargo. The attached industrial area will house heavy and basic industries.
The first phase of the port will have a container and break-bulk terminal with a capacity of 2 million 20-foot equivalent units and 6 million tonnes of general cargo a year. The development of the port has included $1.5bn of dredging and reclamation work and a $1.36bn contract for the terminal.
Project Analysis
State support drives projects market in Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia
The prospects for contract awards in the Gulf region look brighter this year as Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia drive major projects forward
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State support drives projects market in Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia
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Slow construction progress hits confidence in Abu Dhabi
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Building the world’s biggest smelter in the Emirates
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Dredgers struggle with falling activity in Gulf
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Easing the capacity crunch at Gulf ports
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Competition is a risk for Abu Dhabi and Dubai
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Transport is a blueprint for Abu Dhabi growth
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A handful of sand in Taweelah and a giant leap for the Gulf
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UAE: Competing ambitions
Company Profiles
Emal
The joint venture of Abu Dhabi and Dubai is aiming to create the world’s largest aluminium smelter.
Key Facts
Client: Abu Dhabi Ports Company
Sector: Transport
Stage: Under Construction
Budget: $10bn
Completion date: Q4 2012
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
News
Abu Dhabi Ports Co awards $280m contract
Abu Dhabi Ports Company said it has awarded a Dhs1.028bn ($280m) construction contract to local firms ED Zublin and Al Jaber Transport as part of deals for the new Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone. The contract is to build the offshore port's civil and structural building works. The project will start immediately and completion is scheduled for August 2012, ADPC said in a statement. This is the fourth major package awarded in the last year for developing the port. The previous three contracts ...
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Abu Dhabi Ports to award Dhs5bn 2010 deals
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Abu Dhabi tenders port infrastructure contracts
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Prequalification starts for seawater intake system at Khalifa
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Abu Dhabi plans Olympic stadium
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Al-Fahim Group to build Abu Dhabi mall
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Chemaweyaat signs Madeenat design deal with Neste Jacobs
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Abu Dhabi invites firms to prequalify for Taweelah work
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Abu Dhabi extends bid deadline for Khalifa Port package
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Tenders issued for Abu Dhabi port works
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