A new custom bonded inland container handling facility, Al Faya Dry Port, located between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, is being established by AD Ports to act as an Inland Container Depot (ICD) linked to Khalifa Port. The intention is that the new ICD will provide a transit terminal for trucks and more cost-efficient cargo handling operations for Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
The first client for Al Faya Dry Port will be CMA CGM. However, the intention is that it will be further expanded to also serve other major shipping lines calling at Khalifa Port, such as COSCO and MSC, in future. Depending on market demand, AD Ports suggests more ICDs could also be put in place in other locations across Abu Dhabi.
Al Faya Dry Port, which is digitally integrated with Khalifa Port through Maqta Technologies’ Advanced Trade & Logistics Platform (ATLP), has an initial container capacity of 900 TEU. However, it has been built to be easily scalable to increase capacity further, depending on demand, the company states.
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