COSCO Strikes Abu Dhabi Terminal Deal

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COSCO Shipping Ports has inaugurated a 35-year concession agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports for a new 2.5 million TEU container terminal.

The deal will allow COSCO Shipping Ports, the biggest terminal operator in the world, to operate and develop the new terminal and support trade flows throughout the Middle East and beyond.

COSCO has already spent approximately US $300 million on the terminal and $130 million on a container freight station since it won the contract from Abu Dhabi Ports in 2015.

In an interview with US broadcaster CNBC, Mohamed Al Shamisi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports, said the project will improve the port’s infrastructure and increase the number of regions it can serve.

 

Credit: CNBC

 

This, according to Al Shamisi, will bolster Abu Dhabi Ports’ ambitions to increase its capacity and also become a hub for foreign investment.

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Furthermore, it will also see the United Arab Emirates (UAE) align closely with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing’s $900 billion scheme to open up trade routes from Asia to Europe.  

“It’s huge,” Al Shamisi said.

 

Credit: Abu Dhabi Ports

 

“We are not serving the Middle East per se, but we are serving the North Africa Indian subcontinent and we are transitioning point to all of these destinations.

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“Having such infrastructure where the biggest ships can enter and use Khalifa Port as a hub, it will serve the one belt one road, and it’s actually the heart of the one belt one road.

“We see big potential of foreign direct investment especially having Cosco by our side, which will connect all of these industries to the world.”

 

 

Zhang Wei, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of COSCO Shipping Ports, said the new container terminal’s geographical location makes it an important area for Chinese investment.

“The terminal is located in the gateway of the Arabian Gulf. It carries most of the major ports in the Gulf area and is an important gateway for Asia and Europe.”

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