New logistics hub in Jeddah
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) recently inked an agreement with CMA CGM Group to build an integrated logistics platform at Jeddah Islamic Port. The new facility will be established on 130,000 sqm of land to develop a logistics hub.
The deal was signed by HE Omar Talal Hariri, president of Mawani, and Xavier Eiglier, CMA CGM Group’s regional director for the Middle East Gulf, Indian Subcontinent, Indian Ocean Islands and Southern and Eastern Africa.
Eiglier commented on behalf of the CMA CGM Group: “This project marks the group’s first integrated logistics platform in the Middle East. It will also enable our group to expand its regional shipping and logistics network.” Jeddah Islamic Port is Saudi Arabia’s main import and export hub. (sh)