ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) set a new record by handling 5 million containers, representing a milestone for Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT). The record was achieved while serving the CMA CGM, a vessel belonging to ADT’s long-time customer CMA CGM Pegasus. The new throughput milestone follows terminal operator ADT’s success in the first half of …

  Dubai / WAM The Board of Directors of the UAE Banks Federation (UBF) met on Sunday in Dubai to review the latest developments in the banking sector. Presided over by Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, Chairman of UBF, the meeting discussed the federation’s future plans and actions that will contribute to accelerating the growth of the UAE banking sector in …

  Abu Dhabi / EMIRATES BUSINESS Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) welcomed 1.9 million passengers in October. More than twenty million passengers have passed through the airport so far this year. Total passengers numbered 1,903,556 in October 2016. The number of travelers between January 1 and October 31 reached 20,432,279 — an increase of 5.4% on the 19,393,074 for the …