10 Major Ports in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates

1. Port Khalifa (AEKHL) Abu Dhabi

2. Mina Zayed (AEMZD), Abu Dhab
3. Musaffah Port (AEAMF), Abu Dhabi
4. Port Jebel Ali (AEJEA), Dubai
5. Mina Rashid (AEDXB), Dubai
6. Mina Al Hamriyah (AEHAM), Dubai
7. Port of Fujairah (AEFJR), Fujairah
8. Port of Ras Al Khaimah (AERKT), Ras Al Khaimah

9. Port of Khor Al Fakkan (AEKLF), Sharjah

Located on the Indian Ocean coast, the port of Khor Al Fakkan is an important cargo
hub of the region. It lies close to the Straits of Hormuz and is within 3 hours
from Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

It is on the Eastern coast of the Musandam Peninsula and lies on the Gulf of Oman.
It is one of the largest transhipment harbours around the world and caters to ships
crossing through the East-West route via the Indian Ocean. It is primarily a
container and cargo handling port that services surrounding regions of Sharjah.

The port has 6 quays, spanning a total over 2 kilometres that have an average
anchorage depth of 16 meters. The port facility sits over 700,000 square meters and
has on-site storage covering 450,000 square meters. The container terminal of Khor
Fakkan, known as KCT, has storage capacities for 45,000 TEUs. It also has a
consolidation and deconsolidation yard within the premises, for handling LCL units.
There are facilities to handle up to 1,000 reefers at a given time.

To service the vessels that come in, the port has 20 large container cranes. These
are machinery that can service Super post-Panamax vessels. There is a total of 26
gantry cranes, 30 container handlers, and 116 terminal tractors.

Construction of a further 4 Megamax Tandem Lift cranes is also underway. There is

an expansion effort being undertaken by the government of Sharjah to overcome the
geographical isolation of this port.

10. Port Khalid (AEKHL), Sharjah

As one of the main ports of Sharjah, Mina Khalid is built to handle cargo including
general, dry, liquid, bulk, and containers. The port is operated under the
Department of Seaports and Customs, along with Hamriyah and Khor Fakkan.

The port has extensive storage facilities for all types of goods. This includes
cold stores, reefer storage zones, bulk cargo holding areas etc. An adjacent oil
terminal also boosts the productivity of the harbour.

It currently operates 33 multi-purpose berths including 21 general cargo berths.

The rest handle miscellaneous cargo. The container terminals are berths 1 � 3 and
are operated by the Gulftainer Company, alongside the container terminal at Khor Al
Fakkan. Berths 4 � 8 deals with general and ro-ro cargo. Berths 9 � 13 perform
repairs, and process bulk oil. Berths 14 � 16 handle reefer and timber cargo. Berth
16 and 17 deal in grain storage through on-site silos. Berth 18 deals with oil
shipments, while berths 19 � 21 handle oil tankers.

Mina Khalid also has an Inland Container Depot (known as ICD) that is connected to
other parts of Sharjah. It is also connected by road to other Emirates in the UAE.
The port services both the Sharjah Airport Free Zone and Al Hamriyah Free Zone, and
is situated on an important trade route to the Indian Ocean. The port also provides
services to over 1.2 billion individuals and has a very high turn around time for
incoming vessels. It has advanced facilities and auxiliary services such as
piloting, tugs, and stevedores attached to the port.