AMMAN — Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) said on Monday that it is implementing a series of projects to increase port capacity, improve operational efficiency and expand the handling of oil derivatives, strengthening Aqaba’s role as a regional logistics, transit trade and energy hub. 

 

Chief Executive Officer of Aqaba Development Corporation Hussein Safadi said that the projects follow directives issued after Prime Minister Jafar Hassan’s recent visit to Aqaba to accelerate infrastructure upgrades and accommodate growing trade flows, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

 

Safadi said the main projects include constructing a new oil jetty and installing a Single Point Mooring (SPM) buoy for exporting oil derivatives, in addition to expanding vehicle and container storage yards.

 

The new oil jetty will accommodate vessels of up to 160,000 deadweight tonnes and have an annual handling capacity of 5 million tonnes, raising Aqaba’s total oil handling capacity to 11 million tonnes.

 

Port activity recorded strong growth through September 2026, with cargo handling at the New Aqaba Port increasing 63.6 per cent to 5.85 million tonnes and oil handling rising 39.3 per cent to 3.43 million tonnes.

 

Transit cargo through the New Aqaba Port reached 1.8 million tonnes, compared with 38,900 tonnes in the same period of 2025, while transit containers at the Aqaba Container Terminal increased 151.8 per cent to 115,762 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

 

The corporation also expanded vehicle handling capacity by allocating 150,000 square metres of storage space for 17,000 vehicles, compared with the previous capacity of 6,000. Another 67,500 square metres were allocated for empty container storage.

 

Safadi also announced plans to expand the South Aqaba Investment Complex by 500 dunums in partnership with the National Real Estate Company, providing additional space for industrial, logistics and energy-related investments.