Emirates Ship Investment Company (Eships) has informed that it has bagged a contract in order to ship a million tonnes of alumina ever year to a $5.7 billion (Dh20.9bn) aluminium smelter being set up in Abu Dhabi.

The sources informed that the proposed facility is a major diversification project in the UAE as well as largest single-site aluminium smelter around the globe which is being build up by Emirates Aluminium (Emal).

Sources added that the period of contract is three years.