Massive expansion in Middle-East and Chinese Air and Sea Ports
published: cw 20, 2006 in Logistics & ShippingLast week Li Shenglin, the Chinese minister for Communications, predicted a near doubling of Chinese container traffic volumes from 75million TEU in 2005 to 130million TEU in 2010. In the Middle East the Dubai government has been expanding on its plans for the Dubai World Central Airport
To cope with this he has declared his support for the creation of five ?port clusters?. This will entail the continued expansion of Tainjin near Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen on the Pearl River. In addition to this a further ?port cluster? will be built around Xiamen in South East China composed of new container terminals in Fuzhou, Quanzhou, and Putian. A new oil and gas complex is planned at Zhangzhou. The second new cluster will be in South West China with new container ports in, Fangcheng, Haikou and Zhanjiang.
In the Middle East the Dubai government has been expanding on its plans for the Dubai World Central Airport - a vast new complex that will include a very large logistics complex. The airport is projected to be 140 sq Km and have an aircraft handling capacity larger than London Heathrow and Chicago O?Hare combined.
The annual cargo handling capacity is said to be over 12 million tonnes. The logistics facilities ? called Dubai Logistics City (DLC)- is scheduled to open in 2007 and will not only offer huge air and sea transport facilities but also substantial warehousing capabilities.
Dubai is attempting to position itself as a hub for the China trade. Michael Proffitt, DLC?s CEO commented that ?Trade between the Middle East and China is on the increase, with bilateral trade volumes forecast by the Chinese government to reach US $100 billion by 2010 and Dubai is fast establishing itself as a hub for Chinese trade,?
However Dubai is also looking to offer itself as a multi-modal hub for much of the world air/sea logistics activities. Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum, Dubai Civil Aviation minister observed ?DLC?s relative proximity to two of the world?s biggest markets, China and India and its location at the crossroads of Europe, the Sub Continent and the Far East make it an obvious choice for businesses relying on trade between these regions.? Dubai is now the world?s second largest re-export sea port after Hong Kong and Singapore with exports at around US$ 12billion.
Source: Transport Intelligence
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