French Naval vessels berth in Khorfakkan during goodwill visit

Gulftainer Terminal Manager Ed Finbow said: “We, along with our colleagues at the Sharjah Port Authority, appreciate that these ships have chosen to spend some time in our terminal during their goodwill visit. Accommodating these vessels has certainly offered a welcome change in routine and pace, as well as some unique challenges. To have these very different ships here has been a special privilege and we look forward to their next visit.” KCT is one of the world’s leading container transhipment ports, and is strategically located on Sharjah’s Indian Ocean east coast, outside the sensitive Straits of Hormuz, close to the main east-west shipping routes. Only three hours from the UAE’s main centres of population, Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, KCT is an ideal transhipment hub with numerous feeder ship connections to Gulf Ports, Iran, India, Pakistan and East Africa. Boasting 1,900 metres of quay, 20 gantry cranes, and water depths allowing even the largest vessels to enter and operate at the terminal, KCT has, in recent years, been increasingly recognised not only for its ideal location, but also for its efficiency and productivity, particularly when dealing with the increasingly common larger vessels.