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Port · United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi’s harbours run from Zayed Port in the city to the deep-water Khalifa Port flagship and the Musaffah industrial channel. Post the requirement here and verified suppliers answer with sealed bids.
24°28′N · 54°22′E · UN/LOCODE AEAUH
Port guide
Reviewed 2026-08-20 · sources below — operational details change; verify before you sail on them
Khalifa Port, midway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, is AD Ports Group’s deep-water flagship: 18.5 m alongside, 10,795 m of quay across 36 berths, terminals operated for MSC (Abu Dhabi Terminals), COSCO (CSP Abu Dhabi — 20,000+ TEU vessels), CMA and ro-ro, next to the KEZAD economic zone.[1,2]
—Zayed Port is the city harbour, working since 1968: 21 berths on 3,450 m of quay at 13 m for general cargo, dry bulk, breakbulk and cruise — the Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal lives here.[3,4]
—Musaffah Port serves the industrial area over a ~53 km channel (200 m wide, 9 m max depth, two-way for Panamax-type bulkers).[5]
—Scale, as of H1 2025: AD Ports handled 3.62 million TEU (+21% year on year), roughly 85% of it through Khalifa Port.[6]
—Pilotage is compulsory for commercial vessels navigating the channels or shifting berth (per the published Pilotage Directions; limited exemption schemes exist for small vessels). Current directions for Khalifa, Zayed, Musaffah and Al Dhafra ports are published by the Harbour Master (updated June 2025).
What a vessel arranges at Abu Dhabi
Read off the live directory · distances are great-circle, not sailing routes
1 verified ship chandler has activated ship supply at Abu Dhabi. Post the requirement — provisions, bonded stores and deck, engine and cabin stores, each line an IMPA-coded catalogue item or a specified manual item with its unit — with the vessel's ETA and payment terms, and it prices it sealed. You compare the bid line by line; the supplier never sees the vessel's name until you award.
Supplier coverage at this port
1 verified supplier activated · 1 of 4 port lines covered
Nearest ports
Great-circle distance from Abu Dhabi (AEAUH) through the UN/LOCODE directory — straight-line, not a sailing route.
—Anchorage and mooring in emirate waters need a permit from Abu Dhabi Maritime, applied for by the agent or master before or on arrival.[8]
—Vessel calls, declarations and marine-service requests run through the Port Community System.[9]
—An agent in practice (permits route via the agent or master — see above) and the PCS declarations.[8]
—Provisions, stores, fresh water and waste are arranged commercially via licensed suppliers and your agent — the authority pages publish no availability specifics (see gaps). Post a requirement and suppliers activated at Abu Dhabi answer with sealed bids; suppliers can activate Abu Dhabi — Khalifa and Zayed per-terminal supply terms are still open ground.
—Directory position 24°28′N 054°22′E corresponds to Zayed Port (the city harbour); Khalifa Port lies farther north-east along the coast.[1,3]
Sources
No bunker or water supplier has activated Abu Dhabi yet. The nearest port where a bunker or water supplier is activated is Port Said (EGPSD, EG), 2,291 km away by great circle. A requirement posted here — bunkers by grade and fresh water, in tonnes or cubic metres, normalised so the offers compare — still counts: it alerts the sourcing desk, which recruits for Abu Dhabi in the order requirements arrive, and the first bunker or water supplier to activate the port takes its requests uncontested.
No waste operator has activated Abu Dhabi yet. The nearest port where a waste operator is activated is Dumyat (Damietta) (EGDAM, EG), 2,341 km away by great circle. A requirement posted here — MARPOL waste landing by category and volume, priced and documented against the call — still counts: it alerts the sourcing desk, which recruits for Abu Dhabi in the order requirements arrive, and the first waste operator to activate the port takes its requests uncontested.
No port agent has activated Abu Dhabi yet. The nearest port where a port agent is activated is Jebel Ali (AEJEA), 93 km away by great circle. A requirement posted here — the agency scope for the call — clearance, husbandry, crew transport, cash to master — quoted on the same defined job — still counts: it alerts the sourcing desk, which recruits for Abu Dhabi in the order requirements arrive, and the first port agent to activate the port takes its requests uncontested.
