A.P. Moller – Maersk (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 at the end of last week.
The inauguration ceremony was held in the presence of His Excellency the Minister of Transport and Logistics Services, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Ports Authority, Engineer Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, His Excellency 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.
“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 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. “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 Maersk Logistics Park represents a significant milestone for Maersk,” said Vincent Clerc, CEO of A.P. Moller – 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.”
