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It specialises in cargo logistics, port terminal operations, maritime services and free trade zones. Formed in 2005 by the merger of Dubai Ports Authority and Dubai Ports International, DP World handles 70 million containers that are brought in by around 70,000 vessels annually. This equates to roughly 10% of global container traffic accounted ...
Dubai Maritime City lies in a northerly direction near the creek area business district, between Port Rashid and Dubai Dry Docks. Dubai Maritime city is located at a strategic position located just 1 km from jumeirah beach road, 1.5 km from Bur Dubai , 2.5 km from Shindaga tunnel in Deira , 10 km from Dubai International Airport and 3 km from ...
The purpose of the port was to handle small fishing ships, as well as to accommodate some of the commercial ships destined for Dubai. Like all other ports in the city, Mina Al Hamriya is now managed by Dubai Ports World. The port plays a key role in facilitating trade between Dubai and countries in South Asia and East Africa.
A dhow in the Indian Ocean, near the islands of Zanzibar on the Swahili coast Fishermen's dhows moored at Dubai in 2014. Dhow (/ d aʊ /; Arabic: داو, romanized: dāw) is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with settee or sometimes lateen sails, used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region.
Jebel Ali port is located 35 km southwest of Dubai, in the Persian Gulf.The port is part of the Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast to the south via the southern tip of India to Mombasa, from there through the Red Sea via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region to the northern Italian hub of Trieste with its rail connections to Central Europe ...
Mina Rashid (Arabic: ميناء راشد; mina'a rāšid), also referred to as Port Rashid, is a man-made cruise terminal in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was Dubai's first commercial port; in 2018 cargo operations moved to Jebel Ali Port. It is a seafront coastal destination, tourist cruise destination, and residential area. [3]
The idea for Dubai Drydocks began in 1971. After feasibility studies and construction, the facility opened in 1983. [1] It is the only large dry docks facility in the Persian Gulf. [2] [3] Since it opened, the yard has repaired over 6000 vessels with a combined tonnage of 500 million tons. [4]
Vela International Marine's ship the MV Sirius Star was hijacked by Somali pirates on 15 November 2008 [1] and released 9 January 2009 after a $3 million ransom was paid. [2] Vela was owned by Saudi Aramco but was sold to Bahri for $1.3 billion 2012. [3]