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Abu Dhabi Ports dedicates warehouse for storage of Covid-19 vaccines

Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP) reports that it is playing a vital role in the global fight against Covid-19 by providing logistics services for the storage and distribution of more than 70m vaccines.

Bob Jaques, Former Editor

November 30, 2020

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Photo: Abu Dhabi Ports

The move forms part of the launch of a broader UAE public-private partnership called the Hope Consortium, of which ADP is a member, to facilitate the distribution of vaccines around the world. By spearheading the initiative, Abu Dhabi hopes also to cement its position as a global logistics hub.

For its part ADP is assisting the immunisation drive by dedicating a 19,000 sq m temperature-controlled warehouse facility in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) for storage of the vaccine, with more than 1m vials already in situ. 

ADP’s KIZAD warehouse facility is able to store vaccines and other pharmaceutical products at a range of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius as well as the more extreme range of -80 degrees and is equipped with temperature and humidity systems that are monitored around-the-clock digitally via a control dashboard.

Capt. Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, ADP Group ceo, says: “As our nation’s key strategic logistics enabler, we have invested in one of the region’s largest and most expansive logistics capabilities. ADP is ready to play a leading role in the end-to-end supply chain including storing, processing, and distributing this extremely sensitive product.”

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About the Author

Bob Jaques

Former Editor

Bob Jaques is a former editor of Seatrade Maritime Review magazine and has over 20 years of experience as a maritime journalist and moderator of shipping conferences.

Bob is an English literature graduate from the University of York with a postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies from Birkbeck College, University of London. He worked as an aerospace and media journalist in Geneva before joining Seatrade in the 1990s.

Bob is a past winner of the Seahorse ‘Journalist of the Year’ and ‘Best Feature Article’ Awards.

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