Maersk, MAWANI open SAR 1.3B logistics park in Jeddah Islamic Port

21/08/2024 Argaam

Maersk, MAWANI open SAR 1.3B logistics park in Jeddah Islamic Port

Inauguration ceremony 


A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) and the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) opened the largest logistics park for Maersk in the Middle East at Jeddah Islamic Port today, with an investment of about SAR 1.3 billion.

 

The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Minister of Transport and Logistics Services and Chairman of MAWANI, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, the Chairman of the Authority, Omar bin Talal Hariri, and Vincent Clerc, CEO of Maersk.

 

For more news and details on the projects

 

In February 2023, MAWANI and Maersk laid the foundation stone for the company's largest integrated logistics park in the Middle East at Jeddah Islamic Port, with investments totaling SAR 1.3 billion, according to Argaam's data.

 

The greenfield project, spread over an area of 225,000 square meters (sqm), will offer a wide range of sustainable logistics solutions to connect and facilitate supply chains.

 

The logistics park includes storage and distribution zones that accommodate the export and import of general commodities, as well as warehouses for refrigerated food products.

 

Additionally, it will feature a hub for transshipment, air freight, and less-than-container load (LCL) cargo, along with an e-commerce fulfillment center equipped with high-density storage and mechanical solutions.

 

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