China Shipping Container Line has shifted its Asia-Middle East-America service to DP World UAE region's new container terminal at the Jebel Ali port.
Xin Dalian, the first CSCL vessel docked at the terminal this week, making it the second shipping line to establish operations in the facility. In August, APL Dubai became the first vessel to berth at Terminal II. The 5,668 TEU vessel will make four to five calls a month.
Mohammed Al Muallem, managing director of DP World UAE region, said the new terminal and future expansions will allow Dubai to continue its role as a strategic location for shipping and logistics without facing any capacity issues.
In order to improve efficiency at Jebel Ali, DP World launched a second terminal at the port earlier this year, adding three more berths and increasing the port's total handling capacity by two million TEUs, to reach 11 million TEUs.
The expansion entailed a total investment of US$1.5 billion. The second phase of the terminal will be completed by the third quarter of 2008.
The new terminal features 18-rail mounted gantries and eight tandem lift gantry cranes, capable of simultaneously lifting either two 40 ft containers or four 20 ft containers.
Shanghai based CSCL, the eighth largest container shipping company in the world, provides storage, transshipment, customs clearance, and other related services.
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