Jebel Ali’s new container terminal welcomes first ship

Terminal operator DP World has welcomed the first scheduled vessel at its new Container Terminal 3 at Jebel Ali, Dubai.

The ‘APL Phoenix’ called at the terminal, which will add 4m teu to Jebel Ali’s capacity, when fully operational, taking the port’s total capacity to 19m teu.

In a statement, DP World said that the US$850m terminal’s 18 m draught gives Jebel Ali the ability to handle more the new generation mega vessels and as many as 10 Ultra Large Container Ships at the same time.