DP World inaugurates Jebel Ali port ’s largest inspection facility with government partners
DP World has inaugurated the largest and latest container inspection facility at its flagship Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, the company said in its press release. The new facility is one of the largest inspection fac ilities in the region, spanning over 7,000 square metr e s and providing 59 customs, health and environment inspection bays .
The high level delegations from the Ministry of Environment and Water, DP World, Dubai Customs , Dubai Municipality and World Security toured the new state - of - the - art facility , which is equipped with the latest technologies , to inspect inbound cargo containers arriving through the 6 million TEU capacity Terminal 2.
Dr. Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water , said: “ Sustainability represents a cornerstone of the policy of the UAE development, and has been adopted as a major axis of Expo 2020, the international event that we are all proud to work and be ready to host in Dubai. This new facility at Jebel Ali, the port gateway and the biggest transit of imports to the UAE, is a great achieveme nt and an important contribution to the promotion and the efficiency of procedures for quarantine and veterinary, and in our efforts to sustain environmental security and higher rates of bio - security and food. I would like to take this opportunity to congr atulate DP World on its prestigious achievements, and the transforming of Jebel Ali Port into a mega hub port.”
HE Engineer Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality , said : “The new inspection facility allows Dubai Municipality inspection teams to provide more efficient services for imported agricultural and food products coming to Dubai and the UAE , with an annual volume of over 10 million ton s, equal to almost 60% of our nation’s imports. This facility will add value to insure Dubai provides the best service, with the increase in local demand for such products from both residents and visitors as well as to cater to the large influx of tourists expected in the run - up to the EXPO 2020 event .Jebel Ali Port is the largest platform for imports to Dubai and the UAE, and it receives the highest levels of attention from us.”
The new inspection facility includes dedicated areas for custom’s inspection , and for health and environment inspections. The new facility provides parking space for more than 90 trucks. Jebel Ali Port provides market access to over two billion people across the Middle East and the wider region including Africa and the Subcontinent. Its new Container Terminal 3 (T3) due to open this year will take total capacity at the port to 19 Million TEU (twenty foot equivalent container units) . T3 is set to be the world’s largest semi - automated facility.