Mina Rashid (; ), also referred to as Port Rashid, is a man-made cruise terminal in

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. It was Dubai's first commercial port; in 2018 cargo operations moved to

Jebel Ali Port Port of Jebel Ali, also known as Mina Jebel Ali, is a deep port located in Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Jebel Ali is the world's ninth busiest port, the largest man-made harbour, and the biggest and by far the busiest port in the Middl ...

. It is a seafront coastal destination, tourist cruise destination, and residential area. It is the permanent home of ''

Queen Elizabeth 2 ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' (''QE2'') is a retired British ocean liner. Built for the Cunard Line, the ship was operated as a transatlantic liner and cruise ship from 1969 to 2008. She was laid up until converted into a floating hotel, operating sin ...

''.

History

The port is named after Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum and it was opened in 1972. At the time the port only had two

gantry crane A gantry crane is a Crane (machine), crane built atop a wikt:gantry, gantry, which is a structure used to straddle an object or workspace. They can range from enormous "full" gantry cranes, capable of lifting some of the heaviest loads in the wor ...

s and a capacity of less than 100,000 TEUs. In 1978, the port was expanded to include 35 berths (five of which were able to be used by the largest

container ship A container ship (also called boxship or spelled containership) is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. Container ships are a common means of commercial intermodal ...

s at the time). Later, the port hich has a depth of 13 metres (43 ft)had 9 gantry cranes and a capacity of 1,500,000 TEUs. Mina Rashid provided berths for general cargo,

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and

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vessels. In the early 1980s, Mina Rashid was supplemented by

Port of Jebel Ali Port of Jebel Ali, also known as Mina Jebel Ali, is a deep port located in Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Jebel Ali is the world's ninth busiest port, the largest man-made harbour, and the biggest and by far the busiest port in the Midd ...

, which is further from the commercial centre of Dubai near the

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border. Adjacent to the port are

Dubai Drydocks Dubai Drydocks is a dry docks facility adjacent to Port Rashid in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The idea for Dubai Drydocks began in 1971. After feasibility studies and construction, the facility opened in 1983. It is the only large dry docks fac ...

and Dubai Maritime City. Both of these facilities were built due to Mina Rashid's proximity. But, in January 2008, it was announced that the port would be redeveloped. All cargo operations will move to Jebel Ali Port by the end of March 2018. Mina Rashid will turn into a cruise terminal. Also, part of the port will be reclaimed by

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to create "a vibrant mixed-use urban waterfront" that will house 200,000 residents. In collaboration with

DP world DP World is a multinational logistics company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It specialises in cargo logistics, port terminal operations, maritime services and free trade zones. Formed in 2005 by the merger of Dubai Ports Authority and ...

, top developer Emaar had announced an exclusive launch of a new project Sirdhana at Mina Rashid, which offers 1-3 Bedroom Apartments situated within a new maritime destination of Mina Rashid, Dubai.

''Queen Elizabeth 2''

Port Rashid is the current location of the former

Cunard The Cunard Line ( ) is a British shipping and an international cruise line based at Carnival House at Southampton, England, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation & plc. Since 2011, Cunard and its four ships have been r ...

Ocean Liner ''

'' (''QE2'') which arrived there on 26 November 2008 at the end of her final voyage for the company before being handed over to her new owners. In March, 2017, a Dubai-based construction company announced it had been contracted to refurbish the ship. The restored ''QE2'' opened as a floating hotel on 18 April 2018.

References

External links

Official website

Transport in Dubai Ports and harbours of the United Arab Emirates Communities in Dubai {{UnitedArabEmirates-geo-stub