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Dubai World Central's Second Phase Grading Work Moves Ahead Of Schedule |
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7/15/2006 8:37:28 AM |
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Grading work on the second phase of Dubai World Central (DWC), the massive, multi-phase development centred around the world’s largest international airport in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, has moved ahead of schedule.
Over 40% of Phase 2 grading is complete – in the past four months some 10 million cubic metres of earth has been moved - with October’s total target of 28 million cubic metres well in sight.
“Phase 1 grading, carried out by Dubai-based Trident Transport Company, saw over 43 million cubic metres of earth removed and finished ahead of schedule. We are highly encouraged with the progress regarding the handling of Phase 2 and look forward to finishing significantly earlier than originally planned,” said HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President, Dept of Civil Aviation, Government of Dubai.
The scope of Phase 1 grading work included Dubai Logistics City (DLC) – parcelled plots which will eventually encompass the construction of common facilities and infrastructure, including shared forwarder warehouses, a dedicated, modern labour village as well as peripheral roads and utilities.
The Phase 2 grading work includes Dubai World Central International Airport and Residential City in addition to DLC.
“On completion of phase 2, tenants who want to build their own facilities in this new area will get access to their sites in the fourth quarter of this year,” added Sheikh Ahmed.
Fencing work will also commence with the first phase of the customs-bonded area, before being expanded to ultimately include JXB, and the connecting bridge to Jebel Ali Free Zone and port.
DLC, together with Dubai World Central International Airport and the Jebel Ali Free Zone and port, provide a single customs-bonded free zone environment and the world’s first truly integrated, multi-modal logistics platform. It will be operational by the end of next year.
Spread over 25 square kilometres, DLC will begin operating at the end of 2007. With a manifesto to act as Dubai’s logistics hub for the greater region to 2050 and beyond, DLC, in conjunction with DWC International Airport, is designed to handle a capacity of over 12 million tons of air cargo annually in up to 16 dedicated terminals.
“DLC’s unique business proposition, as part of DWC, is to act as a hub for an increasingly interconnected world marketplace which can be realised through our geographic advantage and our truly integrated, multi-modal platform,” explained Michael Proffitt, CEO, DLC.
DLC will be the preferred location for businesses which require, or offer, logistics and multi-modal transport services to the GCC, wider Middle East, India, Africa and the southern CIS - a market of more than two billion consumers.
Dubai World Central is currently in the process of awarding tendering contracts for the construction of DLC’s headquarters, an office park with amenities, specialised warehouses, DEWA cabling works and a police facility – to be issued later this year.
About Dubai World Central:
Dubai World Central (DWC) is a 140 square kilometre urban aviation community centred around the world’s largest international airport. Currently being built 40 kilometres from the existing Dubai International Airport the project is almost twice the size of Hong Kong Island.
DWC creates a new benchmark in urban planning and destination living designed to support Dubai’s aviation, tourism, commercial and logistics requirements until 2050 and represents one of the most important developments in the history of the United Arab Emirates.
Eventually home to 750,000 people, DWC will be true ‘city-within-a-city’ with all the amenities that make up a world-class residential destination.
DWC, with infrastructure costs estimated at US $33 billion, comprises six specialized clustered zones: Dubai World Central International Airport (JXB), Dubai Logistics City (DLC), which also includes a dedicated aviation area, Commercial City, Residential City, Enterprise Park and a 36-hole golf resort.
DWC is backed by the Government of Dubai and is chaired by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation, Government of Dubai and Chairman of the Emirates Group. |
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