Arab Bridge Maritime Company (شركة الجسر العربي للملاحة) was founded in November 1985, to connect commercial routes in Asia and Africa. The company was founded by the governments of

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

, and

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

. The company has its headquarters in

Aqaba Aqaba ( , ; , ) is the only coastal city in Jordan and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba. Situated in southernmost Jordan, Aqaba is the administrative center of the Aqaba Governorate. The city had a population of 148, ...

and has branches in

Amman Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant ...

and

Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...

. AB Maritime also has offices in

Alexandria Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...

Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh (, , literally "bay of the Sheikh"), alternatively rendered Sharm el-Sheikh, Sharm el Sheikh, or Sharm El-Sheikh, is an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip alo ...

, Taba,

Baghdad Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...

Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most popu ...

Mecca Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia; it is the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley above ...

Madina Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...

Doha Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ...

and

Riyadh Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in th ...

. The company also owns 50% of the Arab Ship Management Company and 30% of the Jordan Academy for Maritime Studies.

History

Arab Bridge Maritime is a joint venture between the governments of Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq. AB Maritime was founded in November 1985 with a paid-up capital of $6 million contributed equally between the three partner governments. The capital was increased from retained profits, to reach $81 million in 2011. The company was granted an exclusive concession by the governments of Jordan and Egypt to operate the Aqaba-Nuweiba ferry service line for the transportation of passengers, goods, and vehicles of all sorts between the Arab countries in Africa and Asia. The company started its operations with hired vessels, but AB Maritime currently owns its own fleet of six vessels with an estimated value of over $80 million and is planning to increase its fleet in the near future in order to serve the current expansion of its operations. AB Maritime is managed by an executive team nominated by the Board of Directors.{{Citation needed, date=January 2012

Executive management

Mr.Adnan ALabadleh Managing Director Mr.Gamal Mohamed Ibrahim Ali Deputy Managing Director Mr.Mohildin abdlrazaq abdlaziz Deputy managing Director

General information

The launching of “Book in Advance” automated service allows the customers to book their tickets prior to the trip from any of ABM's offices in

, KSA, Egypt, Syria, and

Arab states of the Persian Gulf The Arab states of the Persian Gulf, also known as the Gulf Arab states (), refers to a group of Arab states bordering the Persian Gulf. There are seven member states of the Arab League in the region: Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi ...

countries. The company has contracts with agents in Syria, KSA, and the Persian Gulf countries. AB Maritime was also chosen as the agent for land and maritime Iraqi imports from Jordan. AB Maritime also owns: 50% shares of the Arab Ship Management Ltd. 30% shares of the Jordanian Academy for Maritime Studies Permanent offices in Aqaba, Amman, and Cairo Desalination plant in Nuweiba Shipping lines: Ab Maritime operates in the Red Sea on the lines between: Aqaba – Nuweiba Morocco - Spain Malta - Libya

Touristic line

AB Maritime introduced the services of high-speed craft “Babel”, "The Princess", and "Queen Nefertiti" with the aim of encouraging tourists to visit resorts in South Sinai's ( Taba, Nuweiba, Dahab, and Sharm Al Sheikh), and also to explore the golden triangle in Jordan, including Aqaba, Rum, and

Petra Petra (; "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: or , *''Raqēmō''), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, P ...

. AB Maritime uses the competitive advantage of Aqaba being a tax free zone and for Petra being one of the Seven Wonders of the World throughout organizing regular touristic trips.

Fleet

The company operates a fleet of Severn vessels: The Princess, Queen Nefertiti, Babel, Sinaa, Bridge, Aylah, Amman, UR and Al Hussein. The fleet operates on the lines connecting

in Jordan to Nuweiba in Egypt, and Aqaba to Taba.

References

Official website: http://www.abmaritime.com.jo/en

External links

Multinational companies