DP World UAE has recently signed two significant new development projects with multinational agricultural commodity processors, strengthening the food and beverage cluster and its capabilities within Jebel Ali port.
New integrated quayside facilities will enhance year-round availability and production of essential grains and pulses. The concessions with Adroit Canada and Al Amir Foods in the Jebel Ali Port will ensure a reliable, consistent, and safe agricultural value chain within the region, DP World states.
The two facilities will be built over a quayside plot of nearly 100,000 m2, where the companies have leased an area of 61,000 m2. The project, which consists of an integrated agri-storage and processing unit, represents an estimated investment of AED200 million.
Featuring an advanced system for bulk silo storage and agri-processing, the facilities, scheduled to commence operations within the next two years, will include automated grain and pulse handling and transporting systems as part of the project. Th intention is that once they are operational they will be expanded further in phases.
Bin Damithan said, “Once functional, the facilities will certainly take advantage of our capabilities, resulting in sizeable new trade volumes for Dubai and increased investments for the port and the free zone in Jebel Ali.”
