Cement for Dubai as it used to be.

Dubai did not have a Cement Works in 1971. Most of the cement used in the construction of all Dubai's major projects in the early 1970s was shipped from Kenya supplied by Bamburi Cement.

Cement Berth

Port Rashid's Berth 6 was known as the Cement Berth. Bulk Cement Ships regularly berthed at No 6 to discharge their cargo either directly into specialised Cement Trucks or to be stored in Bulk Cement Tanks installed by Bamburi Cement. These Bulk Storage Tanks can be seen in the centre of this photo of Port Rashid.

Cement Distribution

Cement Trucks were filled from these storage tanks. The truck's loads were checked on a weighbridge before departing to the various construction sites. Some of the cement was transported outside Dubai to projects in other Emirates. Shipments were slow and did not always match demand. Eventually Dubai built its own Cement Works and the shipments from Kenya slowly faded away.