Abu Dhabi Ports excels with two awards of Abu Dhabi Excellence Award

Press release

Published November 19th, 2015 - 06:09 GMT

During the event

Abu Dhabi Ports-the master developer, operator and manager of ports and industrial zones in the Emirate-has won two prestigious awards of Abu Dhabi Award for Excellence in Government Performance (ADAEP) 2015.

The award for “the Financially Distinguished Entity” is a remarkable achievement for Abu Dhabi Ports as it is one of the most prestigious awards in the main category. The Distinguished Entity in Performance Improvement” shows that Abu Dhabi Ports has made a quantum leap from the “Beginner in Excellence” category to “Influenced by Excellence” category, bypassing a category in the middle titled “Implementer of excellence.”

The Award was instituted under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council.

H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor and Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, handed the awards to Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports, at the Award ceremony held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday evening.

“Our performance at Abu Dhabi Excellence Awards is a result of our constant hard work to maintain the professional excellence. We all are inspired by the leadership’s vision to make the UAE among the best countries in the world by the Golden Jubilee of the Union in 2021,” said Captain Al Shamisi.

“These are our humble efforts towards achieving that vision. My heartfelt congratulations to all Abu Dhabi Ports employees who made this achievement possible with the teamwork,” he said.

The “Financially Distinguished Entity” award reflects the efficiency of Abu Dhabi Ports’ financial management system and proves its best practices in financial planning, budget planning, revenue growth, cost reduction and assets management. The award for the “Distinguished Entity in Performance Improvement” echoes Abu Dhabi Ports’ commitment towards applying the excellence standards to achieve the highest performance, which has been effectively displayed during the past two years.

Abu Dhabi Ports’ two projects were shortlisted in the project category. Two staff members also reached the top three positions among the shortlisted candidates for individual awards this year.

The company had won the award for the Outstanding Strategic Transformational Project in the last cycle.

Background Information

Abu Dhabi Ports Company

Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) is a master developer and regulator of ports and industrial zones. The objective of ADPC is to act as an enabler for development and trade and facilitate its contribution to the diversification of the national economy. In doing so, it will provide its customers and stakeholders with the highest levels of service in a responsive and transparent manner.

ADPC was established in March 2006 by Emiri Decree No. 6 of 2006 in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi as part of the restructuring of the commercial ports sector in the Emirate and was given control and regulatory enforcement power over all commercial ports assets previously owned by the Abu Dhabi Seaports Authority (ADSA).