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DP World to Cut Emissions by 35 Per Cent at Jebel Ali Port
DUBAI — Dubai Ports World, one of the world’s largest port operators, will reduce emissions by 35 per cent at Jebel Ali Port by switching to new engines in its cranes.
DP World recently signed an agreement for the more efficient 16 gallon diesel engines with Masaood, the local arm of Volvo-Penta. Speaking at the Middle East Electricity 2009 conference, Frank Aslam was careful not to overemphasize the environmental benefits of the engines.
“At the end of the day, we are burning diesel,” he said. “We can make sterling efforts to burn as little fuel as possible.” The engines will go into triangular shaped cranes that operate continually at sea ports unloading cargo.
The Middle East Electricity conference ended on Tuesday in
Citing a report from management consulting firm AT Kearney,
Several of the exhibitors displayed technology geared towards alternative electricity generation such as wind and solar. The UAE signed a nuclear agreement with the
DP World will see its Terminal two at Jebel Ali port development completed by the end of this month. The terminal will increase the port’s capacity by five million TEUs, bringing the total to 14 million TEUs. Last week the company opened its new Doraleh Container Terminal in
The Doraleh terminal has the capacity to handle 1.2 million TEUs (twenty foot equivalent container units) annually while its 18-metre draft and 1,050-metre quay can easily accommodate largest ships in service including 10,000-15,000 TEU ‘Super-Post-Panamax’ vessels.
DP World operates 48 terminals and 13 new developments across 31 countries. The port operator has a global capacity of more than 54 million TEUs which it sees increasing significantly in the coming years.
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