Khalifa Port volumes surge 82% in first half of 2019

Concessions agreements with maritime giants such as MSC and COSCO Shipping Ports (CSP) helped Khalifa Port deliver container volume growth of 82% in the first half of 2019.

The port, run by Abu Dhabi Ports, handled 1.14m teu in the first six months of the year, fuelled predominantly through the MSC concession agreement, which was signed last year.

The operators anticipates further growth thanks to completion of the CSP Abu Dhabi Container Terminal, which was built in partnership with CSP and which began trial operations in Q2 2019 – ahead of the start of full commercial operations in Q4 2019.