Port Khalid , Sharjah ميناء خالد | |
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Location | |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Location | Sharjah |
Coordinates | 25°22′00″N 55°22′18″E / 25.366716°N 55.3715406°E |
UN/LOCODE | MKH/AESHJ |
Details | |
Opened | 1976 [1] |
Owned by | Emirate of Sharjah |
Type of harbour | Containers, Reefers, General Cargo, Dry & Liquid Bulk, Ro/Ro and Project cargo |
Statistics | |
Annual container volume | 2.5 million TEUs |
Website [1] |
Port Khalid also The Port of Khalid[2][3] (Arabic: ميناء خالد) is the Sharjah Ports[4]' flagship deepwater port. It is a gateway to Sharjah and handles all of the emirate’s container traffic. The transfer of container traffic from Port Khorfakkan and Hamriyah Port was completed in 1976.[5]
The Port of Khalid is in the heart of Sharjah city, The Port of Khalid is considered a pioneer seaport of the United Arab Emirates region, boasting the first container terminal, roll-on/roll-off cargo terminal, and free trade terminal.[6][7]