Riyadh – Sharikat Mubasher: Maerskand 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.
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, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Chairman of the Authority, Omar bin Talal Hariri, Vincent Clerc, CEO A.P. Moller – Maersk, Richard Morgan, and many other senior officials, according to a joint press release by the two entities.
On this occasion, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistics Services, 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”.
Omar Hariri, President of the General Authority of Ports, 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. He commented: “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 added: “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 decarbonization journey forward.”
The Maersk Logistics Park extends over an area of 225,000 square meters and provides truly integrated logistics solutions under one roof with the provision for multi-modal connectivity between ocean, land, and air transport, a warehousing solution catering for B2B and e-commerce requirements, a temperature-controlled warehousing, a custom-bonded setup, and many other facilities.
Maersk has implemented several initiatives as part of its decarbonization ambitions to reach Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. The facility will draw up to 70% of its electricity from 32,000 solar panels installed over 64,000 sq. m. on the rooftop. The Maersk Logistics Park will use electric equipment and electric trucks within the facility, have low electricity-consumption LED lighting optimized with light sensors, etc.
Maersk Logistics Park has been built at the Jeddah Islamic Port, which has an advanced infrastructure with berths capable of accommodating new generations of giant ships and modern, automated, environmentally friendly equipment that contributes to raising the efficiency of its operations and competitiveness and increasing its capacity.