Jebel Ali Free Zone
1 articleJebel Ali Free Zone, commonly known as JAFZA, is a DP World economic zone beside Jebel Ali Port. It provides a free-zone framework for company formation, licensing, industrial and logistics facilities, warehousing and commercial activity connected with Dubai’s main seaport.
Its practical advantage is the close relationship between businesses, port terminals, customs processes and logistics infrastructure in the Jebel Ali area. Companies evaluating JAFZA need to distinguish the free-zone licence and premises from the port itself and from other Dubai business zones with different sector or location profiles.
Its practical advantage is the close relationship between businesses, port terminals, customs processes and logistics infrastructure in the Jebel Ali area. Companies evaluating JAFZA need to distinguish the free-zone licence and premises from the port itself and from other Dubai business zones with different sector or location profiles.
Jebel Ali Port faces historic cargo collapse after regional conflict
Jebel Ali Port, the engine of Dubai's non-oil economy, has seen cargo volumes plummet by over 90 percent as war disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The crisis exposes the city's reliance on a single maritime gateway and triggers urgent investment in alternative ports.