KSA Business: Mawani seals deal with Bahri to set up logistics park in Jeddah – Gulf Digital News

KSA Business: Mawani seals deal with Bahri to set up logistics park in Jeddah – Gulf Digital News

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has reached a long-term agreement with shipping giant Bahri for the construction and operation of an integrated logistics park over a land leased at the Jeddah Islamic Port with a total area of 95436 sq m. 

Once built, Bahri will manage operations at the state-of-the-art facility for a duration of 20 years, said the statement from Mawani. 

The 95,436-sq-m logistics zone will provide storage and handling services for all types of inbound and outbound shipping containers that are owned by Bahri and other entities. 

It will be capable of storing reefer, insulated and dry containers with services like container maintenance and repair, container cleaning, bonded storage, and haulage available to clients at any given point, it stated.

"Launching this project forms a core part of our initiatives to achieve the objectives of the National Transportation and Logistics Strategy (NTLS), which envisions setting up similar logistics zones within and beyond Saudi ports to empower the kingdom’s bid to become a global logistics hub as well as provide world-class logistics services to accelerate economic development and enable overall transformation in line with Vision 2030," stated Mawani President Omar Talal Hariri after signing the deal with