DPA TOOLS UP FOR 14,000TEU SHIPS

Nevertheless in the meantime, infrastructure bottlenecks are creating major congestion.

Dubai Ports Authority’s (DPA) executive director of operations, Mohammad Majid Bin Theniyah, noted recently that the addition of new berths at Jebel Ali Port would allow Dubai to accommodate ships of 14,000 TEU capacity and beyond. This was prompted by the arrival of the world’s third largest container vessel, MSC RACHEL, at the port, making it the biggest vessel of its type to call at Dubai.