The emirate is home to nine non-oil ports, all of which are managed by Abu Dhabi Ports, though the container terminal within Khalifa Port is operated under a 30-year concession signed in 2012 by Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), a joint venture between Abu Dhabi Ports, Abu Dhabi-based investment and development company Mubadala Development Company,...
With passenger numbers at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) rising rapidly and its main customer, Etihad Airways, in the midst of a major expansion drive, work is under way to significantly increase capacity at the airport through the construction of a new terminal. The project, known as the Midfield Terminal Building (MTB), is scheduled...
Against a backdrop of several new infrastructure expansion projects, the Abu Dhabi transport and logistics industry has been growing rapidly in recent years, with 2014 being an encouraging year in this respect. The transport and storage sector’s total GDP contribution stood at Dh40.5bn ($11.02bn) for 2014, equivalent to 4.3% of the emirate’s...
Tunisia is considered to be one of the success stories – if not the success story – of the Arab Spring, but that does not mean its economy has escaped the turbulence of recent years. The instability generated by Tunisia’s 2011 revolution resulted in the delayed roll out of important infrastructural projects and needed maintenance of existing...
In December 2015 the Road Transport Corridors Project – a $230m World Bank initiative to upgrade Tunisia’s interior roads – was launched. The project’s main purpose is to improve three key road corridors that connect lagging interior regions with Tunisia’s coastal economic growth poles, where opportunities for advancement tend to be...
Since the days of ancient Carthage, Tunisia has been hugely reliant on its ports to tap into foreign markets. Even today it conducts 96% of its foreign trade by sea. As a result, the country has a vast network of maritime-related infrastructure. It has two container ports in Tunis and Sfax and seven smaller, specialised commercial ports. More...
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