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This acquisition made Gulftainer the largest port operator in the Middle East with regard to the number of terminals managed. [7] Sharjah Inland Container Depot. In June 2014, Gulftainer signed a 35–year concession with the Canaveral Port Authority in Florida, USA to operate and develop its container and multipurpose cargo terminal.
The UAE has a number of free zones across Dubai, [1] Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ajman, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Quwain. Free zones may be broadly categorized as seaport free zones, airport free zones, and mainland free zones. Free-trade zone exemptions are: [2] 100% foreign ownership of the enterprise; 100% import and export tax exemptions
Port Khalid also The Port of Khalid [2] [3] (Arabic: ميناء خالد) is the Sharjah Ports [4] ' flagship deepwater port. It is a gateway to Sharjah and handles all of the emirate’s container traffic. The transfer of container traffic from Port Khorfakkan and Hamriyah Port was completed in 1976. [1]
Sharjah is the only emirate which has ports on the Arabian Gulf's west coast and east coast with direct access to the Indian Ocean. [4] In 2010, the Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) commissioned and AED 800 million contract for infrastructure expansion and development. It was set to increase its port capacity by up to 80% upon completion. [5]
The Sharjah Roads & Transport Authority (Arabic: هيئة الطرق والمواصلات الشارقة), commonly known as SRTA, is the sole major independent government roads & transportation authority in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 2014 to keep pace with development and rapid growth within the emirate.
The executive authority and head of the government is the Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi. [1] The Ruler of Sharjah appoints the Sharjah Executive Council, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] which is led by the crown prince of Sharjah and is responsible for the day-to-day management of Sharjah Government agencies such as the Sharjah ...
The port is administered by the Department of Seaports and Customs, Government of Sharjah. The port is part of a free trade zone for companies and a center for export and re-export to other world markets. Principal deepwater port activities include petrochemical exports, general cargo and two container terminals with alongside berth depths of ...
Sharjah International Airport is home base of the low-cost carrier Air Arabia. The headquarters of Air Arabia is in the Sharjah Freight Center, [6] on the property of the airport [7] in Sharjah, UAE. [6] The center is an old cargo terminal. It replaced RAF Sharjah, which was closer to the city and was opened in 1932.