Saudi ACT, Abu Dhabi Ports to build commercial bulk liquid terminal

Saudi-based Saudi Arabia based Arabian Chemical Terminals (ACT) and Abu Dhabi Ports signed a strategic agreement to build Abu Dhabi’s first greenfield commercial bulk liquid storage terminal at Khalifa Port.

The project is ACT’s first investment in the UAE.

The agreement for the bulk liquid terminal, which will be developed on a 50,000 sq m land plot adjacent to a 16 metre deep-water quay access, with option for an additional 150,000 sq m of land, was signed by Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Group CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports and Rakan Alireza, Managing Director of Arabian Chemical Terminals Ltd and Deputy Managing Director of Reza Investment Company Ltd. 

The project will be implemented in two phases with the first stage slated for commissioning in H2 2022 entailing the deployment of 44 storage tanks sized 1250 and 3000 tonnes each. The terminal’s second phase will commence following expansion of the surrounding area and will consist of a number of larger industrial storage tanks.

Upon completion, the facility will be able to handle a number of liquid bulk products.

Broadening the range of capabilities and value offering for Abu Dhabi Ports’ clients, the new bulk liquid storage terminal at Khalifa Port will provide customers with the opportunity to reduce their costs of outsourcing their liquid and gas expenditures.

ACT is exploring different opportunities to expand its service offering at Khalifa Port and its surrounding environment.

This expansion includes the facilitation of fuel bunker services for port customers, drumming and ISO filling services, the development of an independent laboratory, realisation of MARPOL slops reception facilities, ADR qualified trucking and distribution services, as well as offering stevedoring services that will support other liquid product custody transfers.