11DEC2018 - NEWS - Abu Dhabi Ports and COSCO Shipping Ports opens a new terminal at Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi

COSCO Shipping Ports and Abu Dhabi Ports have recently inaugurated CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal at Khalifa Port, adding Abu Dhabi as the regional hub for COSCO’s global network of 36 ports as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The terminal has a design capacity of 2.5 million TEU and will begin with a handling capacity of 1.5 million TEU. The water depth of the terminal is 16.5 metres, allowing it to accommodate mega-vessels typically carrying in excess of 20,000 TEU. The deepwater, semi-automated container terminal includes the largest container freight station in the Middle East, covering 275,000 square metres.

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