AMMAN — Deputizing for Prime
Minister Bisher Khasawneh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local
Administration Tawfiq Kreishan inaugurated a cruise ship
terminal in Aqaba on
Monday during a ceremony attended by United Arab Emirates ambassador to Jordan
Sheikh Khalifa bin Muhammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan.
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The ceremony coincided with the docking of
the cruise ship MSC Splendida with over
2,000 tourists on board, the Jordan
News Agency, Petra, reported.
The new Aqaba cruise ship terminal is the
first of five mega strategic ventures in
the pipeline between the Abu Dhabi AD
Ports Group — a world-class ports, logistics, and trade operator — and the
Aqaba Development Company to boost the tourism, logistics, and transport
sectors in the port city.
Kreishan and the envoy listened to a
briefing by Managing Director and CEO of
AD Ports Group, Mohamed Juma
Al-Shamsi, on the various facilities and services provided by the terminal to
meet the needs of foreign tourists arriving in the Kingdom.
More than 50 ships are scheduled to dock at the terminal over the next four months, bringing tens of thousands of visitors to the destination
The opening ceremony was attended by
President of the
Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) Nayef Fayez,
Aqaba Development Company CEO Hussein Safadi, and other officials.
Bringing tourists to the Golden TriangleAs part of the agreement with the Aqaba
Development Company, AD Ports Group will develop, manage, and operate the
cruise ship terminal for passengers on board cruise ships who look to visit
such attractions as the Golden Triangle
consisting of Aqaba, Petra, and Wadi
Rum.
More than 50 ships are scheduled to dock at
the terminal over the next four months, bringing tens of thousands of visitors
to the destination, known for its warm and sunny winter weather.
The UAE ambassador said that the cruise
ship terminal is one of the outcomes of cooperation and strategic partnership
between his country and Jordan.
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