AMMAN — The
Aqaba Development Corporation has
been developing a number of projects for over a year now that will contribute
to developing the Aqaba Ports Community System (APCS), and will soon launch other
projects, according to the corporation’s executive director of transport and
logistics, Mohammad Al-Sakran.
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Sakran told
Jordan News that “the corporation
has many promising projects for the upcoming period, which I believe will
contribute to developing the port system significantly.”
“We have signed a number of agreements to
contribute to the development of the transport sector and infrastructure for
logistics and digital services in
Aqaba,” he said, adding that these projects
will contribute to the expansion and modernization of marine, air, and land
facilities available to travelers and companies, thus consolidating Aqaba’s
position as a major regional center and supporting economic development plans
in the Kingdom.
Sakran said that the corporation had already
started implementing most of the projects and that others will be launched soon.
“An initial agreement was signed stipulating
that
Abu Dhabi Ports Group will develop the port community system for the Aqaba
Ports Community System in order to facilitate communication among all Aqaba
port operators, the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, the Aqaba
Development Corporation, the Jordan Maritime Authority, and others,” Sakran
said.
This will be Abu Dhabi Ports Group's first
facility in the Kingdom and its first cruise ship terminal outside the UAE.
“The cruise ship terminal will be developed at
the port of Aqaba as the main gateway to receive passengers on cruise ships,”
he said.
The new agreements represent a milestone in the
strategic cooperation between the two brotherly countries and enhance the
regional presence of Abu Dhabi Ports Group, Sakran added.
“The five strategic partnerships relate to the
development of the
Marsa Zayed area, the cruise ship terminal, an advanced
digital system for the port system, and contribute to the development and
modernization of a multi-purpose port,” he said.
“All the agreements and projects
that we have undertaken and will carry out in the near future constitute an
important addition to our efforts to develop Aqaba and its port, which will
support the efforts to increase the number of tourists and will contribute to
creating many investment and
job opportunities, and to strengthening the
pivotal role of Aqaba as a distinguished regional center in the fields of trade
exchange, logistics, maritime and air navigation,” Sakran emphasized.
He said that the corporation is
proud to announce that it is responsible for the design and supervision of the
implementation of the national railway network.
Minister of Transport
Wajih Azaizeh confirmed
on Monday Jordan's endeavor to develop the Aqaba port system in a way that
enhances its competitive, commercial, and maritime position in the Red Sea and
the world.
Speaking to local media outlets, Azaizeh
emphasized the importance of the geographical location of port of Aqaba, on the
Red Sea, “especially since it constitutes a marine end to the
Gulf of Aqaba and
a land start within a north and northeastern path to cross to Turkey and
Eastern Europe in addition to neighboring Arab countries”.
Azaizeh said that the government's
priority is to implement the national railway network project that will link
the port of Aqaba to Al-Maduna region in Amman in a way that “strengthens and
supports the port of Aqaba to form an integrated and multimodal transport
system”.
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