A special service for UAE ports
It is for the home turf. DP World has introduced a new coastal service for the UAE, connecting its Jebel Ali hub to other ports around the country. The inaugural shipment of roughly 200 teu sailed from the Jebel Ali Port to the Port of Ajman in early 7 October.
The new routes are serviced by a fleet of modified multi-carrying vessels (MCV) to bypass congestion by calling smaller berths.
The shallow draft vessels use less space and can access areas of ports, where larger ships cannot fit due to their size and length and can turn around at least twice as fast as larger vessels on shortsea routes. This is particularly useful when connecting UAE coastal feeder ports with hub ports.
The addition of marine services to the UAE’s 700-km Arabian Gulf coastline gives customers more efficient access to Jebel Ali Port, and potentially cuts transit times by days. (sh)