Dubai-based firm plans UAE east coast port to bypass Strait of Hormuz — FT

By Reuters 13 July 2026, 5:15 pm

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Illustrative - In this Sept. 21, 2016, file photo, an oil tanker approaches the new Jetty during the launch of a $650 million oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

DP World, a Dubai-based port operator, is planning to build a new port and a container terminal on the United Arab Emirates’ east coast in a move that would reduce Dubai’s dependence on its flagship Jebel Ali hub and bypass the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reports.

Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz throughout the regional war that began in late February, and the vital waterway is at the center of an ongoing escalation of conflict between the US and Iran.

DP World is in talks to develop a brand new multipurpose port in the coastal area of Fujairah and a new terminal at the existing harbor in the emirate, the newspaper adds, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters cannot immediately verify the report.