The cost of handling containers as terminals in the UAE has increased by an average 60 percent in the past one and a half years.
The general shortage of manpower and berthing space has both resulted in the rise in overall container freight charges. The ports of Jebel Ali, Khalid and Khorfakkan have all increased their handling fees within the past 18 months. According to Trade Arabia, the cost of handling a 20-foot loaded container at Jebel Ali increased in February from DH380 (US$130) to DH 750 (US$204) while handling a 40-foot loaded container is now DH870 (US$236), compared with DH460 (US$125) in 2007. Jebel Ali is the world’s largest man-made harbor and the biggest port in the Middle East. It comprises 67 berths and is the size of 134.68 square kilometers.
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