ADPC lifts two trophies at Big Project and BGreen Awards

Press release

Published December 11th, 2011 - 05:27 GMT

Al Bawaba

Abu Dhabi Ports Company is celebrating after winning two awards at the prestigious Big Project and BGreen magazine Awards ceremony held at the Armani Hotel, Dubai, in the presence of Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al Nuaimi, a member of the ruling family of the Emirate of Ajman.

Four hundred industry colleagues saw ADPC win the Outstanding Development of the Year Award, followed by the Energy Efficiency Project of the Year Award. Both green prizes were given for ADPC’s ongoing work in constructing the company’s flagship project Khalifa Port and Kizad (Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi) both of which open in Q4, next year. Latest figures show that the megaproject at Taweelah – between Abu Dhabi and Dubai cities - is firmly on schedule, currently 82.7% complete.

The Outstanding Development of the Year Award centred on the ongoing construction of Khalifa Port, and the company’s role in protecting the environment. Attention focused on the construction of the AED 880 million (USD 240 million) environmental protection breakwater, built to protect the precious Ras Ghanada coral reef, adjacent to the port. The Award was received by ADPC’s Waseem Freij and Brian Sadler.

The Energy Efficiency Award was given for the IT department’s work in using best green practice, especially in providing virtualization services, as it links ADPC HQ in Abu Dhabi to the Taweelah site. The switchover to a virtual infrastructure means that considerable financial and energy savings are being made. The number of physical servers, for instance, has dropped from sixty to only five. ADPC has provided a virtual and green Data Centre, reducing the power consumption by 40%. From ADPC’s IT department, Zaid Al Ali and Zahid Syed received the Award.

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).