ABU DHABI’S FORWARD-THINKING PETROCHEMICAL TERMINAL

Arabian Chemical Terminals Abu Dhabi’s commercial manager Mike Cromack tells Tank Storage Magazine what it means to be the region’s first independent liquid petrochemical facility. Founded in 1985, Arabian Chemical Terminals (ACT) has grown and expanded its expertise to become a key service provider in the breakbulk and general supply chain segments in the GCC region. With no existing commercial tank terminal in Abu Dhabi, ACT is developing a new site there for liquids and gases: the Arabian Chemical Terminal Abu Dhabi (ACTAD). The two- stage project at Khalifa Port will primarily serve KIZAD (Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi), ZonesCorp and ICAD (Industrial City of Abu Dhabi), and is ideally situated to become a new distribution hub in the United Arab Emirates. Tank Storage Magazine sat down with Mike Cromack, commercial manager at ACTAD to find out what makes the Abu Dhabi facility so forward-thinking. CHOOSING A NEW LOCATION The Abu Dhabi terminal location was central to ACTAD’s decision. ‘It is a massive benefit being here,’ says Cromack. ‘It is a bit of a blank canvas in the area between the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. It is currently devoid of [breakbulk]...