AP Moller Maersk, a global shipping major headquartered in Denmark, has announced that it has joined hands with Saudi General Ports Authority of Saudi Arabia (Mawani) for the opening of its largest logistics park in the Middle East at Jeddah Islamic Port.
The 225,000sqm facility, which is the largest single-site logistics and services facility in the region, was built at an investment of $250 million, said Maersk in a statement.
The new logistics park 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, it stated.
An eco-friendly complex, it will draw up to 70 per cent of the electricity from 32,000 solar panels installed over 64,000sqm on the rooftop.
The Maersk Logistics Park will use electric equipment and electric trucks within the facility, have low electricity-consumption LED lighting optimised with light sensors, etc.
The inauguration ceremony was held in the presence of Minister of Transport and Logistics Services, chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Ports Authority Saleh Al Jasser.
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, said Al Jasser.
Maersk said safety was of paramount importance for the Danish group.
Built on the foundation of ‘Safety by Design’, the facility boasts world-class firefighting systems, segregated paths for pedestrians and equipment, and comprehensive surveillance camera systems, among other safety measures.
The most modern and state-of-the-art implementations promote the safety of people as well as the customers’ cargo, it stated.
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, it added.
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