The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) has announced a terminal expansion project, including a 460 meter extension of the quay, which will increase annual container throughout capacity to two million TEUs when fully completed and equipped.
The port’s 2009-2013 action plan calls for capital expenditure of US$235 million, bringing total investment since 2006 to US$335 million.
The 500,000 square meter facility will double its wharf length to 1000 meters. Two super Post-Panamax cranes, each capable of 18-container reach are scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2010, with additional units added as container volumes increase.
ACT, which is part of the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network, is the Kingdom of Jordan’s primary access to the international shipping lanes of the Red Sea and beyond.
Despite the severe drop-offs in container traffic worldwide due to the global financial crisis, ACT saw container traffic grow by 25 percent during the first three quarters of this year. In 2008, container volume at the port surged by 42 percent to approximately 600,000 TEUs.
The port’s 2009-2013 action plan calls for capital expenditure of US$235 million, bringing total investment since 2006 to US$335 million.
The 500,000 square meter facility will double its wharf length to 1000 meters. Two super Post-Panamax cranes, each capable of 18-container reach are scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2010, with additional units added as container volumes increase.
ACT, which is part of the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network, is the Kingdom of Jordan’s primary access to the international shipping lanes of the Red Sea and beyond.
Despite the severe drop-offs in container traffic worldwide due to the global financial crisis, ACT saw container traffic grow by 25 percent during the first three quarters of this year. In 2008, container volume at the port surged by 42 percent to approximately 600,000 TEUs.