His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited Mina Al Hamriya right now to overview progress on the port’s ongoing improvement and its increasing function in advancing regional and international commerce.
“We’re reworking our ports into dynamic gateways that not solely join the world and speed up the movement of products but additionally drive innovation and alternative. Our objective isn’t simply to compete, however to steer international commerce with a transformative imaginative and prescient and new requirements. We would like Dubai to be the primary selection for merchants, the trusted route for commerce, and probably the most dynamic hub on the earth’s provide chains,” His Highness stated.
In the course of the tour, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid was briefed on the port’s strategic function in supporting the UAE’s meals safety and facilitating commerce throughout the Arabian Gulf, significantly in perishables and livestock. DP World officers additionally outlined future infrastructure plans to fulfill surging regional demand.
His Highness additionally authorized a serious mission at Mina Al Hamriya involving the development of a 700-metre quay with a 12-metre draft, designed to accommodate bigger vessels and increase the port’s cargo-handling functionality.
These developments construct on the port’s 2024 growth, which added 1,150 metres of quay wall and considerably boosted berthing capability. The port now handles a rising mixture of metal vessels, breakbulk cargo, RoRo, containers and conventional picket dhows – preserving its legacy whereas embracing trendy logistics. The port now presents a complete of practically 6.4 million sq. ft of space for storing, up from 3.4 million, supporting Dubai’s rising commerce ambitions.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World, stated: “Mina Al Hamriya has been a significant a part of Dubai’s commerce sector for a lot of many years, and we’re dedicated to investing within the port’s development whereas preserving its wealthy maritime heritage. This new growth mission will guarantee Mina Al Hamriya continues to help our nationwide financial imaginative and prescient whereas strengthening commerce and meals safety throughout the area.”
As soon as a neighborhood hub for picket dhows, Mina Al Hamriya now handles a variety of commodities with key markets in neighbouring nations. It stays a crucial gateway for vegatables and fruits in addition to livestock, with imports anticipated to succeed in 1 million head of cattle in 2025.
Since final 12 months’s improve, the port has additionally registered an 11% enhance in vessel calls, rising from 2,430 within the first half of 2024 to 2,700 within the first half of 2025, reflecting robust buyer demand. In H1 2025, the port dealt with commerce price roughly AED9.07 billion.
The growth of the port underlines Dubai’s continued funding in agile and future-ready infrastructure to reinforce commerce resilience and strengthen its place as a world maritime hub.
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