Containerships Return to Port of Aden

Yemens Port of Aden welcomed its first containership in nearly five years on Sunday, November 9. Evergreen Shipping Lines  8,452 TEU Ever Logic berthed at ACT to discharge transit containers to neighboring ports. This visit is considered the beginning of the process to return container transshipment business to the Port of Aden. Abdullah Ibrahim Abkar, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Yemen Gulf of Aden Port Corporation, pointed out that the return of transshipment business to the Port of Aden is considered a practical confirmation of shipping companies confidence of the capabilities of the Port of Aden, adding that a number of shipping companies have shown willingness to use the Port of Aden. Abkar also emphasized that the implementation of the expansion and deepening project is considered to be a strategically important prerequisite for the Port of Aden to become a major centre for container transit at the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea and East Africa. This deepening project would enable the Port of Aden to receive the largest container ships worldwide. Press Release