Port Zayed

Port Zayed
Location
Country	Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Location	Abu Dhabi
Coordinates	24°31′00″N 54°23′00″E / 24.516667°N 54.383333°E / 24.516667; 54.383333
Details
Opened	1972
Size	510 ha of which 41 occupied by the container terminal
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage	900 000 ton
Website	Abu Dhabi Terminals

Mina Zayid (Arabic: ميناء زايد‎) (Port Zayid, sometimes written as 'Zayed'), is the commercial deep-water port that serves the city and Emirate of Abu Dhabi, located in the North-East section of Abu Dhabi. Named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the former President of the United Arab Emirates.

Port Zayid is one of three main ports: Mina Zayed the main gateway for container and general cargo vessels, Musaffah located in the heart of the industrial city and the Freeport catering for smaller vessels, tugs, barges and service crafts. It covers an area of 510 hectares and contains 21 berths with depths ranging from 6 to 15 meters and a total berth length of 4,375 meters. In addition Mina Zayed has over 143,000 m2 of covered warehousing space and cold storage facilities with a capacity of 20,000 tons. There are currently plans to move the port out of the city to Taweelah to reduce heavy goods vehicles in the city and to free-up valuable land in the city for residential and commercial development.

It is one of the reasons why the UAE could develop because it had deep water so transportation of the oil ships was easy.

In 2010 the Red Bull Air Race World Championship season opened in Port Zayed. This was the sixth consecutive year that Abu Dhabi has hosted the Red Bull Air Race.

External links

• Abu Dhabi Terminals
• Abu Dhabi Red Bull Air Race World Championship

Coordinates: 24°31′00″N 54°23′00″E / 24.5166667°N 54.3833333°E / 24.5166667; 54.3833333