Strong first Quarter 2015

摘要

Abu Dhabi Ports has announced significant volume increases across all of its import and export trades. The Khalifa Port Container Terminal which is operated by Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) has seen a 35% increase in volumes handled in the first quarter of the year. The number of TEUs has increased to 302,151 in 2015. But container traffic is not the only one to have increased. General and Bulk cargo accounts for a considerable volume of traffic through Khalifa Port, Musaffah Port and Zayed Port, and it has increased by 32% in the first quarter of 2015, compared to 2014. So far, the ports have handled a total of 3,519,714 FT (freight tonnes) of general and bulk cargo in the first quarter of 2015. Also the cruise season recorded a significant increase for Q1 2015, up 32% compared to Q1 2014, that's 115,796 cruise passengers visiting the Emirate compared with 87,713 passengers last year.