UAE's Khalifa port to offer LNG and LPG bunkering from 2028

Port operator Abu Dhabi Ports Company (AD Ports) will develop LNG and LPG bunkering facilities at the Port of Khalifa in the UAE.

IMAGE: Vessel docked at Port of Khalifa in the UAE. AD Ports Group

Khalifa is a deep-water port in the Persian Gulf, positioned on east–west shipping routes connecting Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

AD Ports Group has signed two long-term agreements with UAE-based Nimex Terminals to develop what it describes as the country’s “first private-sector” LNG and LPG terminal. The terminal will provide long-haul dual-fuel vessels with the infrastructure required to bunker LNG and LPG, the company said.

The project will be developed in two phases over a five-year period, including 400,000 cbm of cryogenic LNG storage and 280,000 cbm of LPG storage.

Under the agreement, AD Ports Group will develop the bunkering infrastructure, including dredging and jetty construction, and Nimex Terminals will develop storage, regasification and supply facilities.

“Both terminals will serve as hubs for import, export, and transshipment operations, primarily catering to the growing demand from Asian markets,” AD Ports said.

Initial operations are expected to begin by mid-2028, with full operations at the LNG terminal by 2031 and at the LPG terminal by 2033.

By Konica Bhatt

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