Port & Freezone
a concession agreement with the Port of Fujairah in
June this year.
On the occasion, Captain Mohamed Juma Al
Shamisi,CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports commented: “We
are marking the beginning of a new era for both Abu
Dhabi Ports and the Port of Fujairah under the new
management of Fujairah Terminals. The investment in
port infrastructure will go a long way to strengthening
development and operation of ports and terminals
across the UAE and its contribution to the growth of
a diversified, knowledge-based economy highlighting
Fujairah’s strategic role in the UAE’s maritime and
trade growth, bringing about a marked increase in
vessel calls, such as the Dubai Alliance and many more
to come.”
Dubai Alliance is a vessel under Star Feeders LLC, a
specialist short-sea common carrier container feeder
service that operates a feeder network between
UAE ports. The ship called at Fujairah Terminals to
deliver a container for local industries and to receive
containers for onward shipments.
Upa
Jayalth,
General
Manager for Operations at
Star Feeder LLC and Nirmil
Perara, General Manager
for Sales and Marketing at
Star Feeders LLC met with
Fujairah Terminals General
Manager, Naser AlBusaeedi
to express their support and
commitment to working
with the newly established
Fujairah Terminals.
On the occasion AlBusaeedi
said: “Through the planned
infrastructure investment
and sharing of best practices
by Abu Dhabi Ports, we are
confident we are embarking
on a new journey that will
bring about a positive outlook
for the port and the emirate
of Fujairah as a whole.
Using our experience and
best practices gained from
managing and running major
ports like Zayed and Khalifa
Ports, we intend to bring
these valuable learnings
to Fujairah Terminals and
use existing commercial
and business synergies
to increase our value
offering to our customers
and simultaneously boost
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