A Growing Industrial Base

KEZAD Group plays an important role in Abu Dhabi's economic vision that identifies building an open, efficient, effective and globally integrated business environment as an immediate priority. Setting up at KEZAD enables businesses to take advantage of the strategic location, faster access to markets, low setup and operational costs, flexibility in scale of operations and efficient investor support services.

• Over 170,000 m2 of pre-built facilities in the economic zones.
• New facilities of over 96,000m2 under construction.
• Dedicated build-to-suit facility under development – 250,000m2.
• Additional port-side facilities such as Container Freight Stations and Warehouses.

Outstanding Access to Domestic and Global Markets

A world-class transportation infrastructure underpins KEZAD’s multimodal connectivity, ensuring access to global, regional and local markets and suppliers. A meticulously planned, state-of-the-art industrial and logistics hub, KEZAD provides connectivity through 2 major global ports, 5 international airports, multi-lane express highways and upcoming rail networks.

KEZAD’s strategic location between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the two most important commercial hubs in the region, enables KEZAD to connect around 75% of UAE’s population within a 90-minute driving distance along congestion-free 8 lane highways, contributing in89% of the country’s GDP.

Khalifa Port

Strategically located halfway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Khalifa Port is the first semi-automated, deep-water, container port in the GCC region. Fully owned by AD Ports Group, the port handles container cargo, general cargo, roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) as well as break-bulk cargo. Connectivity is at the core of Khalifa Port’s uniqueness. It serves multiple shipping lines, offers direct links to all key international destinations, and over 1,000 port-to-port connections and links an intermodal transport network facilitating efficient transportation and logistics across sea, road and air. The port will also be the first in the UAE to be linked to the new Etihad Rail network, which is currently under construction.

Pre-built Warehouses and LIU Offering Ease of Business Setup and Efficient Operations

Pre-built warehouses of the Logistics Sector in KEZAD have been designed to be fully flexible combinations that are made available in terms of size, layout and specifications. These pre-built facilities offer warehouses ranging from 300m2 to 50,000m2. Each unit has been carefully designed to be efficient for the installation of clients’ storage or racking systems. Units can be chosen with offices and loading access at the same end of the building or at opposite ends to suit clients’ preferred business workflow.