A.P. Moller – Maersk and the General Ports Authority of Saudi Arabia 'Mawani' announced the opening of the largest Logistics Park for Maersk in the Middle East at Jeddah Islamic Port today. The 225,000 sq. m. facility, with an investment of 250 million USD, is the largest single-site Logistics & Services facility in the Middle East.
The inauguration ceremony was held in the presence of the Minister of Transport and Logistics Services, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Ports Authority, Engineer Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, the Chairman of the Authority, Omar bin Talal Hariri, Vincent Clerc, CEO A.P. Moller – Maersk, Richard Morgan, Managing Director, Maersk Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and Africa, Mohammad Shihab, Managing Director, Maersk Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Kudous, Head of Supply Chain Personal Care Middle East and Turkey, and Head of Customer Operations GCC, Unilever, Unilever and other senior officials.
Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistics Services, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Ports Authority, said: "The Saudi ports sector is witnessing major and unprecedented leaps, in terms of high operational performance efficiency, achieving records in international indicators, growing maritime navigation lines and increasing maritime connectivity with the countries of the world. The Maersk Logistics Park at Jeddah Islamic Port will contribute to service and development in supporting economic activity in the Kingdom and providing highly efficient logistics services to support the movement of trade and export to foreign markets and enhance the work of supply chains and logistics."
The President of the General Authority of Ports, Mr Omar Hariri, appreciated the role of the Logistics Park in supporting the growth of the logistics industry and economic and development activity through the logistical solutions it provides. "These solutions work to connect and facilitate the supply chains, which contributes to achieving qualitative leaps in the operational performance of the ports and enhances the capabilities of the logistics sector and global trade movement."
Vincent Clerc, CEO of A.P. Moller - Maersk: "The Maersk Logistics Park represents a significant milestone for Maersk. 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. I am proud to see that our Logistics Park in Jeddah has become a living example of our integrated logistics strategy, supporting our customers with resilient logistics while implementing the right initiatives to take our decarbonisation journey forward."
For more information:
Adhish Alawani
A.P. Moller - Maersk
Email: adhish.alawani@maersk.com