Source data
CMA Terminals Khalifa Port phases and port-level capacity
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- December 2024Initial CMA terminal opens
1.8 million TEU annual design capacity · First phase Source 1
- 2025CMA terminal handles its first operating-year volume
1.3 million TEU handled · Actual Source 1
- 2025Whole Khalifa Port throughput
6.6 million TEU handled · Actual Source 2
- 18 November 2025CMA CGM and AD Ports agree to expand
AED 420 million announced investment · Agreement Source 1
- Early 2028Expanded CMA terminal scheduled
2.7 million TEU annual design capacity · Target Source 1
- Early 2028Whole Khalifa Port capacity after expansion
10.5 million TEU annual design capacity · Target Source 1
The timeline distinguishes annual design capacity from the actual containers handled in 2025.
CMA Terminals Khalifa Port phases and port-level capacity
TEU means twenty-foot equivalent unit. Actual throughput is a period count. Annual design capacity is an infrastructure rating. The early 2028 figures are the operator’s scheduled targets.
| Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | Initial CMA terminal opens | 1.8 million TEU annual design capacity | First phase | Source 1 |
| 2025 | CMA terminal handles its first operating-year volume | 1.3 million TEU handled | Actual | Source 1 |
| 2025 | Whole Khalifa Port throughput | 6.6 million TEU handled | Actual | Source 2 |
| 18 November 2025 | CMA CGM and AD Ports agree to expand | AED 420 million announced investment | Agreement | Source 1 |
| Early 2028 | Expanded CMA terminal scheduled | 2.7 million TEU annual design capacity | Target | Source 1 |
| Early 2028 | Whole Khalifa Port capacity after expansion | 10.5 million TEU annual design capacity | Target | Source 1 |