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Shaikh Mohammed launches electronic container terminal (Wam) / 28 January 2014 The capacity of the new terminal, which handles four million containers, will raise the capacity of three terminals at the port to 19 million containers during this year. His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the first electronic container handling terminal at Jebel Ali, operated by remote control, built at cost $850 million, on Monday. The capacity of the new terminal, which handles four million containers, will raise the capacity of three terminals at the port to 19 million containers during this year. Shaikh Mohammed was briefed at Jebel Ali Port by the container handling officials at the remote control operation system at distance of 15km from quay. He also viewed a documentary film about the Jebel Ali Port.   For more news from Khaleej Times, follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/khaleejtimes , and on Twitter at @khaleejtimes Continue reading →

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