{"id":263055,"date":"2019-11-27T16:49:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T19:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=263055"},"modified":"2019-11-28T20:18:12","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T23:18:12","slug":"port-in-abu-dhabi-grows-and-seeks-out-clients-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/port-in-abu-dhabi-grows-and-seeks-out-clients-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Port in Abu Dhabi grows and seeks out clients in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi is one of the Gulf\u2019s most important ports and has now a handling capacity of 2.5 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU). The goal is reaching and maybe surpassing 9.1 million TEU by 2021 according to the CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports, the company<\/a> that runs the port in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Saif Al Mazrouei. \u201cThe expansion project is underway. We\u2019ve built islands in the sea and are concerned about the environment,\u201d said Mazrouei, adding that two years ago, the port\u2019s capacity was 1.5 million TEU.<\/p>\n

The executive talked during a seminar on business opportunities in the Port Free Trade Zone of Abu Dhabi this Wednesday (27) at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/strong> in S\u00e3o Paulo. The presentation brought together seventy representatives from companies of foodstuffs, coffee, cosmetics, mining, construction, trading, foreign trade consultancy, and others.<\/p>\n

The event featured talks by Khalifa Industrial Zone of Abu Dhabi<\/a> (KIZAD) commercial director Khalid Al Marzooqi, consul of the UAE in S\u00e3o Paulo Ibrahim Salem Alalawi, Dubai Exports exports department specialist Zilda Rosa, KIZAD engineer and agent Eduardo Kezh, Arab Chamber foreign affairs vice president ambassador Osmar Chohfi and market intelligence manager Ana Becker. Pictured above, from the left, Arab Chamber chairman Walid Yazigi, Chohfi, Mazrouei, Alalawi and Marzooqi signing a memorandum of understanding between the Arab Chamber and the Abu Dhabi Ports.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAbu Dhabi has one of the region\u2019s largest ports and a business potential of billions of dollars. I\u2019m proud to see Brazilian companies with KIZAD. If you already have an operation in the UAE or want to start one, we\u2019re here to help,\u201d said Mazrouei. \u201cWe came after the visit of Brazil\u2019s president to the UAE<\/a> last October. We\u2019d like to explore more opportunities for inbound and outbound investments. We\u2019re seeking out different investment opportunities here. We\u2019ve visited Rio, Itaja\u00ed and S\u00e3o Paulo, and we\u2019d like to offer Brazilian companies business opportunities in and around Abu Dhabi and show how they could globally expand their businesses using our services at KIZAD,\u201d added Marzooqi.<\/p>\n

The director reported that KIZAD has two facilities, the free zone and local zone, and you need to study the consumer market to choose which one is the best option. \u201cIf it\u2019s a local or regional consumer, depending on the business model, there are customs variations that should be studied on a case-by-case basis,” said Marzooqi.<\/p>\n

According to him, most countries around the UAE are emerging countries with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth over 5% per year and young populations. Khalifa Port and its free zone are strategically located between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and its priority industries are polymers, metals, foodstuffs, cars, oil and gas, logistics and power. Marzooki said that what makes KIZAD stand out for Brazilian companies that want to operate abroad are low cost, swiftness, growth scale, the surrounding community, and business consistency and reliability.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a one-stop shop, so you can start small with just an office, then expand slowly. JBS started this way and now has a large operation in our region,\u201d said the director referring to the Brazilian food giant, although it does not operate from the free zone. BRF, another Brazilian food industry, started its operations in Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai (Jafza), and now is in KIZAD.<\/p>\n

(Story continues after the photo gallery)<\/em><\/p>\n