Maersk Operates the Largest Integrated Cold Storage Facility at King Abdulaziz Port

Maersk Operates the Largest Integrated Cold Storage Facility at King Abdulaziz Port

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has announced the signing of an agreement between Maersk and property developer Refad Real Estate to operate a state-of-the-art cold storage facility at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam in the presence of HE Eng. Saleh Al-Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistics Services and Chairman of Mawani. The ceremony was also attended by H.E Mr. Omar Hariri, President of Mawani, alongside Mohammad Shihab, Managing Director of Maersk Saudi Arabia, and Abdulaziz Al-Qahtani, Chairman of Al-Qahtani Holding Company.

The deal is expected to strengthen the Kingdom’s food security and significantly drive up its food trade volumes through the Arabian Gulf port besides enhancing the maritime sector’s logistics offerings in general and cold chain solutions in specific as per the objectives of the National Transport and Logistics Strategy (NTLS) to position Saudi Arabia as a global logistics hub.

The cold storage occupies an area of 30,000 sq. meters with an annual capacity to hold 168,000 pallets of fruits and vegetables, frozen goods, processed foods, and dairy products.

Equipped with world-class temperature and humidity control systems, the facility will source around 15% of its energy needs through 600 KW solar panels to cut back on carbon emissions.

The facility also comes with an