The tour commenced with a visit to Khalifa Port, owned and operated by the Abu Dhabi Ports Group. Subsequently, a meeting was held with Julian Doland Skirmi, Head of Administration for the Ports Sector at the Group, and Khaled Al Amry, Director of Terminal Operations at Khalifa Port. During the meeting, a presentation detailed the port's operational system and its role within the logistics cluster of ports. This was followed by a field tour of the port and its facilities.
Gamal El-Din highlighted the SCZone's commitment to forging
strategic partnerships with entities boasting successful business models. He
underscored the belief in regional integration and expertise exchange driving
this approach. He emphasized the SCZone's role as a global logistics and
industrial gateway connecting East and West, presenting significant
opportunities for global investors due to its strategic location, integrated
infrastructure, and investor-friendly facilities in ports and industrial zones.
He affirmed the SCZone's ambitious port development plan, which includes
infrastructure modernization, berth expansion, increased handling capacity, and
enhanced logistics efficiency, ultimately bolstering its regional and
international competitiveness.
The delegation also visited Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu
Dhabi (KEZAD), an affiliate of Abu Dhabi Ports Group near Khalifa Port, to
explore cooperation in industrial zone management and logistics services. They
received an introductory tour of KEZAD, including a detailed explanation of its
operational mechanisms. The visit also featured an extensive meeting with Noatum
Logistics, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports Group with over 60 years of
experience, where discussions focused on supply chain and logistics service
integration between the two entities.
This visit marks the initiation of executive steps to activate the memorandum of understanding signed in November 2024 between the SCZone and Abu Dhabi Ports Group. The MoU concerns the development, construction, operation, and management of a roughly 20 square kilometer industrial zone within the East Port Said integrated industrial zone of the Suez Canal Economic Zone, under a usufruct system.