The project will be developed by DP World, the port operator controlled by the Dubai government.
Dubai plans to build a new port and container terminal on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to reduce its reliance on the port of Jebel Ali and avoid transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
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The project will be developed by DP World, the port operator controlled by the Dubai government, which is in talks with officials to build a multipurpose facility in the existing enclave of Fujairah.
The initiative is part of the UAE’s strategy to strengthen logistical resilience following the United States war on Iran, which led to the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz and severe disruptions to maritime traffic.
According to the Financial Times, the new infrastructure would allow containers to enter and leave the country via the Gulf of Oman, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, and then be transported by road to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and other territories in the Persian Gulf.
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The transfer of port capacity out of Dubai would represent a strategic shift for the country’s main logistics hub, whose development as a global trade and re-export platform has been closely linked to the growth of Jebel Ali.
Activity at Jebel Ali, the largest container port in the Middle East, plummeted between 90% and 95% after Iran closed the strait, prompting the search for alternative routes to ensure the continuity of trade.
Talks between DP World and the Emirati government are in a preliminary stage, with the project’s structure and financing yet to be defined. However, a senior company official indicated that the facilities could be ready in “approximately a year and a half.”
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