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Jebel Ali, with its port and free zone, has become a major player in global trade, and the gateway to the world from Dubai.
Jebel Ali Port is the gateway to enabling trade in the region and beyond, and a vital link to the global trade network. It connects the markets of East and West with the Middle East and North Africa with South Asia.
The port is a major gateway to more than 80 weekly cargo services, connecting the UAE and the region with more than 150 ports around the world. The container handling capacity at the port is 19.3 million TEUs, and with the opening of the ultra-modern container terminal No. 4, which is being developed, the port’s capacity reaches 22.4 million TEUs (20-foot length).
Through the group’s view of the future, its ability to anticipate changes, and innovation in business, DP World aims to find the most productive, efficient and safe trade solutions at the global level, and the main model for all of this is Jebel Ali Port in Dubai. It looks forward to achieving a bright future for global trade, and always strives to ensure that everything it undertakes contributes positively and sustainably to the local and global economy and to the communities in which it operates, especially the UAE community.
1.4 million vehicles were handled during 2021 and 2022
60 thousand ships docked in its ports in 3 years
9500 multinational companies in «Jafza»
The data and facts speak for themselves, as the number of ships that Dubai dealt with in 3 years rose to about 60,000 ships, serving about 3.5 billion consumers around the world.
Dubai Ports handled 28 million containers over the past two years; As the number of containers in 2022 that were delivered through the various ports in Dubai «Jebel Ali, Al Hamriya, Rashid» increased by 1.7% to more than 14 million containers; (Includes unloaded and charged containers and additional transport containers on board ships that may occur during normal operations), compared to 2021, which amounted to 13.77 million containers.
DP World also delivered about 1.4 million vehicles; The number of vehicles delivered at the various ports of the emirate reached 796.5 thousand vehicles, compared to 606.4 vehicles in 2021, with a strong growth of 31%.
For its part, the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), which is part of the DP World system, hosts about 9,500 multinational companies, and the number of logistics companies has increased by about 13 times, and provides more than 135,000 job opportunities, and is among the largest in the world. to about $104 billion.
The Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), affiliated with the “DB World” group, achieved the highest increase in the number of new companies in a decade, with a growth of 30% year on year, bringing the total number of companies operating in the free zone to more than 9,500 companies a year. 2022. Jafza has worked to create distinct opportunities for various economic sectors, through its integrated logistics solutions, its platforms for digital trade, and providing access to the interconnected global network of “DB World”, which provides unparalleled support to enable smart trade across all stages of business chains. supply.
Over the past ten years, Jafza has witnessed a 13-fold increase in the number of logistics service customers, while the number of vehicle and transportation services companies has grown by 26% annually. The increase in creating more new opportunities for retail and general trade is attributed to the growth of the manufacturing, logistics and e-commerce sector, which has created a growing demand for logistics and transportation companies to handle the movement of goods through the free zone.
China and India still maintain their position as the main trading and economic partners of the free zone. As the number of new Chinese companies registered in Jafza increased by nearly four times in 2022, which confirms the recovery of commercial activity and the increase in demand from the Far East region after the pandemic. In recent years, the UAE and China have strengthened their trade relations through the “Belt and Road” initiative and the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the two countries.
In the same context, the total number of new Indian companies registered increased by 30% compared to 2021. Qualitative initiatives such as the “India-UAE Trade Bridge” launched by “DB World” and the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the UAE and India helped increase the confidence of dealers. The importance of expanding their business to reach new markets through Jebel Ali Port and the Free Zone.
