United Arab Emirates · AE JEAPort of Jebel Ali: RoRo and Vehicle Terminals
DP World handles RoRo vehicle traffic at Jebel Ali in a purpose-built zone at Terminal 4, after moving RoRo operations there from Terminal 1. A 2.6 million square foot vehicle storage yard added 13,000 CEUs, raising the port's total storage capacity to 75,000 CEUs, and its 800-metre quay can handle up to three RoRo vessels at once. Jebel Ali handled 545,000 vehicles in the first half of 2025.
RoRo and vehicle terminals
Jebel Ali Terminal 4 (RoRo)
Operated by DP World
DP World: DP World expands vehicle capacity at Jebel Ali to meet surging demand
Port facts
- UN/LOCODE
- AE JEA
- Coordinates
- 25.0167° N, 55.0500° E
- Harbour size
- Large
- Harbour type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Channel depth
- 12.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 17 m
- Max vessel length
- 400 m
- Max vessel beam
- 58.6 m
- Max vessel draft
- 15.5 m
Nearest RoRo ports
- Khalifa Port24 nm
- Sohar91 nm
- Khalifa Bin Salman Port246 nm
- Shuwaikh460 nm
- Jeddah900 nm
Straight-line distance, not a sailing route.
Sources
- DP World: DP World expands vehicle capacity at Jebel Ali to meet surging demand (checked 2026-09-25)
- World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150), public domain (checked 2026-09-25)