Overview
- DP World signed a deal in principle with the Fujairah Ports Authority to develop the Al Rugaylat container and multi‑purpose terminal and the Dibba general cargo terminal under a 50‑year concession.
- The new sites are to be integrated with Jebel Ali and Jafza through an inland logistics network to extend DP World’s end‑to‑end supply chain inside the UAE.
- DP World says the terminals will raise UAE container handling from 19.4 million TEU to almost 22 million TEU, with Al Rugaylat designed for about 2.5 million TEU plus 1.7 million tonnes of general cargo and 190,000 CEUs and Dibba adding about 3.6 million tonnes of general cargo capacity.
- Development will be delivered in phases with construction expected to take roughly 24 to 30 months from the start, subject to final contracts, approvals and schedule changes.
- The move responds to shipping disruption through the Strait of Hormuz by creating an alternate deep‑water gateway, building on DP World’s short‑term measures such as buying 700 lorries, using bonded corridors and routing more than 350,000 TEUs overland, and it could shift regional trade patterns while bringing jobs and investment to Fujairah.