Cruise ship terminal opens in Jordan’s port of Aqaba
The agreement with Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group could help bolster Jordan’s tourism sector.
AD Ports Group opened a cruise ship terminal in the port of Aqaba Monday.
The Abu Dhabi-based logistics firm and the Aqaba Development Corporation said the Aqaba Cruise Terminal is the first of its kind in the Jordanian Red Sea port. The cruise ship MSC Splendida arrived at the terminal for the inauguration. AD Ports Group and Aqaba Development Corporation will work to bring international tourists to Jordan via the terminal, targeting travelers to the historical site Petra, the Wadi Rum desert and Aqaba itself, according to a press release.
The ship data website MarineTraffic showed the MSC Splendida in the Red Sea Tuesday en route to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Why it matters: AD Ports Group significantly expanded its presence throughout the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia last year. The following are some notable deals AD Ports Group executed in the second half of 2022:
