Chuck Stull
Economics of Global Travelers
6 May 2014
1. Water Transportation
a.) The largest sea port in the UAE as well as the largest sea port in the Middle East is the Port of Jebel Ali located in Dubai. The port can support 70 ships unloading cargo at once and moves tens of millions of tons of cargo every year.
b.) There are nine major ports in the country including the Port of Jebel Ali. Six of the ports are located on the Persian Gulf while the other three are located on the Gulf of Oman. The UAE is the largest importer in the Middle East with an estimated annual total of $274 billion in imported goods. The sea ports play very crucial roles in delivering the imports every day. The ports are also important for the export of goods from the UAE, which is ranked as the second-largest exporting country in the Middle East, falling behind Saudi Arabia.
2. Land Transportation
a. / b.) Etihad Rail, formerly known as Union Railway, is the largest railroad company in the UAE. The only railroads in the UAE are currently passenger trains in Dubai to lessen the amount of cars on the roads. Recently, over $11 billion has been invested in building new rail systems that are set to connect cities to one another and to aid in freight transport from the sea ports to the many cities spread across the UAE deserts. Etihad Rail is currently in the process of developing those rail systems.
c.) Plans to develop longer and more stable highway routes through the deserts connecting the cities are currently under way. The E 11 Road that stretches from Al Silah in the emirate of Abu Dhabi to Ras Al Khaimah on the Oman border is currently the longest highway in the UAE. The highways of the UAE are well-maintained and often packed with daily traffic. There are many inner city highways within the seven emirates, however as previously said, highways connecting cities to one another are currently being funded and built.
3. Air Transportation
a.) There are 21 total airports in the UAE with 10 of them being international airports housing commercial aircraft. Currently, Dubai International Airport is the largest international airport in Dubai. It is the 7th busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic, 2nd busiest airport in the world by international traffic, and 5th busiest cargo airport in the world. However, there are currently plans for the Al Maktoum International Airport, which is expected to be over 10-times bigger than Dubai International airport. It is referred to as "the world's first purpose-built aerotropolis", with a projected annual capacity of 160 million passengers and 12 million tons of freight.
b.) 10 of the airports in the UAE are international airports and major hubs while the other 11 are both utilized for military and private/personal aircraft purposes.
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