Jebel Ali named 'Port of the year' at SCATA awards 2013 for the 5th year
DP World’s flagship Jebel Al i Port has been named “ Shipping Port of the Year ” at the prestigious annual Supply Chain and Transport Awards (SCATA) 201 3, said in the company's press release. It is Jebel Ali’s fifth SCATA award in seven years , and was received by Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DP World, UAE Region , at the magazine publisher ITP Business annual gala attended by hundreds of supply chain industry leaders. Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DP World, UAE Region , said: “ We are delighted to recei ve the 2013 Shipping Port Award and we thank SCATA for the honour. This prestigious supply chain award recognises our service excellence as well as the leadership position DP World plays as the gateway for cargo into the Middle East and the wider region . O ur on - going expansions and enhance ment of our services and operations will ensure Jebel Ali continues to meet our customer ’s requirement s for additional capacity and efficiency improvements.” DP World is expanding Jebel Ali Port’s container capacity , addi ng 1 million TEU (twenty foot equivalent container units) to Container Terminal 2 later this year and another 4 million TEU capacity with the new Container Terminal 3 by 2014 . Once completed , Jebel Ali Port will be able to handle up to 10 of the next gener ation 18,000 TEU mega vessels at the same time – the only port in the region able to do so. Organised by ITP, the annual SCATA a ward s are a celebration of the Middle East logistics industry’s achievements over the past 12 months. I t recognise s outstanding regional and international companies , in 16 categories covering the logistics, sea freight and air cargo sectors.
