Abu Dhabi Terminals Celebrates 10th Year Anniversary Milestone

Decade of innovation and excellence delivers business growth and industry recognition

Abu Dhabi, 19 May 2016 – Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), manager and operator of Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT) – the region’s first semi-automated container terminal – celebrated its 10th year anniversary on 17 May in Abu Dhabi. ADT was established in 2006 by Emiri Decree No. (6), as part of the restructuring of the commercial ports sector in the Emirate, and is owned by Abu Dhabi Ports, Mubadala and Mubadala Infrastructure Partners. 

Its decade of success includes tripling container volumes in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi while increasing the shipping network from 5 to 50+ direct destinations since the transition of Zayed Port to the state-of-the-art Khalifa Port. ADT was responsible for a smooth transition of all container cargo in Abu Dhabi to Khalifa Port ahead of its inauguration on 12.12.12. ADT’s latest success came when KPCT was named the world’s 2nd fastest growing port based on its 2015 volume, which stood at 1,504,293 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit), 32% up from the 2014 result.

ADT’s double-digit growth in the last 5 years success can be attributed to its value-added supply chain services that include the opening of a 700 Metric Tonnes polymer packing plant inside the terminal for its long-term supply chain partner Borouge. Over the years ADT also tremendously increased its warehousing capabilities to offer faster and more efficient supply chain solutions and reduce costs for its customers. 

“As we celebrate a decade of growth, prosperity, and success, Abu Dhabi Terminals has proved to be an inspirational story of commercial, economic, and technological advancement, while maintaining core values that celebrate our rich cultural heritage,” said Abdulkareem Al Masabi, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Terminals. “We have succeeded in bringing markets closer to Abu Dhabi, providing a required gateway to get Abu Dhabi where it is today and sustain this momentum into the future.”

“We would like to thank our maritime and trade customers for the successes that Abu Dhabi Terminals has achieved in the past 10 years,” said Martijn van de Linde, Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi Terminals. "The success of our customers is, and will continue to be, our success. This milestone is a testament to our commitment to continued innovation, and to the future of the company, our partners and the industry.”

ADT is now ready for the next phase of expansion at Khalifa Port and additional cranes will be added in 2016-2017 to increase the terminal’s annual capacity and satisfy the future demand and volume growth potential. Annual throughput at Abu Dhabi’s container port will grow to 2.5 million TEUs at the completion of this phase of expansion.  The facility has future expansion capabilities to grow its annual throughput capacity to 5 million TEU.