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Maersk Saudi Arabia and King Abdullah Port enter strategic partnership Deal to establish Maersk’s first petrochemical hub in the Kingdom
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aersk Saudi Arabia recently announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with King Abdullah Port, the region’s first privately owned, developed and operated port, to enhance the Kingdom’s logistics capabilities by adding state-of-theart services and technologies to the port’s offerings. As part of the partnership, both the entities signed a deal to set up Maersk Integrated Logistics Hub, a
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non-bonded warehouse, to provide comprehensive logistics services and benefit local petrochemical exporters. The agreement was signed by Mohammad Shihab, Managing Director, Maersk Saudi Arabia, and Jay New, CEO, King Abdullah Port, in a ceremony held at King Abdullah Port. The signing ceremony was attended virtually by Richard Morgan, Regional Managing Director, Maersk West & Central Asia.
Logistics hub The Maersk Integrated Logistics Hub at King Abdullah Port will cover an important logistical requirement of exporters who already have access to Maersk’s solutions such as landside movement of cargo, customs clearance, and ocean logistics, thus ensuring a truly integrated logistics offering. The hub will serve as the focal supply chain solution, primarily
