Together, Maersk and the General Ports Authority of Saudi Arabia have officially opened the logistic company’s Jeddah Islamic Port-based Logistics Park.
At a cost of $250 million (USD), the 225,000 square-metre Logistics Park is the largest single-site logistics and services facility in the Middle East.
The site was chosen because of its advanced infrastructure, with berths capable of accommodating new generations of giant ships and modern, automated, environmentally friendly equipment.
“The Maersk Logistics Park represents a significant milestone for Maersk,” said A.P. Moller-Maersk CEO, Vincent Clerc. “It is a testament to our commitment to be an enabler of global trade in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which sits strategically at the crossroads of three continents.”
All under one roof, the Logistics Park will offer provisions for:
- Multi-modal connectivity between ocean, land and air transport.
- Warehousing solutions catering for B2B and e-commerce requirements.
- Temperature-controlled warehousing.
- Custom-bonded setup.
- Distribution solutions that include first- and last-mile deliveries.
- Customs clearances, visibility solutions and control tower.
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