Jeddah: Maersk in collaboration with the General Ports Authority of Saudi Arabia ‘Mawani’ announced today that the biggest Logistics Park for Maersk in the Middle East is to be at Jeddah Islamic Port.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by His Excellency, 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, Managing Director, Maersk Indian Subcontinent, MEA, Mohammad Shihab, Managing Director,
“The Saudi ports sector is making and experiencing unprecedented and remarkable changes in terms of a high level of operational performance, records in internationally recognized indicators in the growth of lines of navigation, and an increase in maritime access to the countries of the world. The Maersk Logistics Park in Jeddah Islamic port will support service and development in meeting the needs of the economic activity of the Kingdom and provide highly efficient logistic solutions to support trade mobility and export to other countries and support the work of supply chain and logistics.”
His Excellency Engineer Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser
Minister of Transport and Logistics Services, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Ports Authority
“His Excellency, 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 processes work to connect and aid the supply chains, which supports in achieving qualitative mounts in the operational performance of the ports and augments the capabilities of the logistics sector and global trade movement.”
His Excellency Omar bin Talal Hariri
President of the General Authority of Ports
“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.”
Vincent Clerc
CEO of A.P. Moller – Maersk
The Maersk Logistics Park extends over an area of 225,000 square meters and provides for truly integrated logistics solutions under one roof with the provision for:
- Integration of ocean transport, transport by land and air transport.
- Materials handling services to meet business-to-business and electronic commercial needs
- Temperature-controlled warehousing
- Custom-bonded setup
- Specifically developed for several sectors and sub-sectors such as FMCG, Frozen Food, Automobiles, Retail & Lifestyle, Petrochemicals, Electronics & Electrical, Pharmaceuticals etc.
- Some of the distribution solutions that entail first and last mile transportation.
- Customs clearances, visibility solutions and the control tower.
Here are some of the measures that Maersk has taken in the drive towards decarbonisation with the target of attaining Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2040.
Of the 64 thousand square meters, 32 thousand have solar panels capable of supplying from 40 to 70% of the electrical needs of the facility. m. on the rooftop.
The Maersk Logistics Park will incorporate electric equipment and electric truck for operations within the park, low electricity-consuming LED lights which are optimised for light sensors among others.
Maersk then has created women academy within the company, that operates to develop training programs organizational culture to enhance diversity.
Through this proposed academy, women will be equipped with a wide range of skills and knowledge and will be prepared for specialisation in the logistics and supply chain careers.
In addition to capacity building and, therefore, recruitment as well as training and mentoring, there is also an effort to encourage what has been a predominantly male industry in Saudi Arabia, female workers in this academy.
Urgent and vital for Maersk is the factor of safety. safety has been incorporated in its ‘Safety by Design’ which includes a state of the art firefighting system, separate road/s for people and trolleys and comprehensive surveillance camera/monitoring systems.
The most advanced and sophisticated of them ensure the protection of people as well as the clients’ goods.
There has been the establishment of Maersk Logistics Park at Jeddah Islamic Port, having developed infrastructure with the berths of new generation for a new generation of huge Ships, modern and advanced automated environment friendly and efficient Equipment enabling to raise efficiency & competence and increase the capacity of JIP.
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About Maersk
A.P. Moller – Maersk is an integrated logistics company working to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains. As a global leader in logistics services, the company operates in more than 130 countries and employs around 100,000 people. Maersk is aiming to reach net zero emissions by 2040 across the entire business with new technologies, new vessels, and low-emission fuels.
