King Salman Energy Park (SPARK) and Hutchison Ports are pleased to announce the signing of the concession agreement to manage and operate SPARK’s dry port and bonded logistics zone (Dry Port). The concession was awarded to a newly established joint venture, Energy City Logistics Company (“ECLC”), between SPARK and Colour Path Holdings Limited, a Hutchison Ports company. A signing ceremony was held to commemorate the special occasion, which senior management from both companies attended.
Mr Eric Ip, Group Managing Director of Hutchison Ports, said, “We are very pleased to participate in this mega project and contribute to the success of the Saudi Vision 2030 of developing the Kingdom into a global logistics hub. This partnership represents Hutchison Ports’ continued commitment to the Kingdom, and we look forward to a fruitful partnership with future business opportunities.”
SPARK is a 50 km2 global energy hub in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Under the concession, ECLC will be an exclusive operator of a $400M state-of-the-art logistics facility in SPARK. The new facility will provide services for handling containers, breakbulk and project cargo, storage yards, warehousing, customs clearance, and bonded and non-bonded logistics solutions tailored to the needs of the SPARK energy ecosystem. The Dry Port will accelerate the Eastern Province’s development as a regional logistics powerhouse by integrating future GCC rail links, GCC highways and multiple expressways connected to the SPARK site.
Speaking on the occasion, Eng. Saif Al Qahtani, SPARK’s President and CEO, said, “The Dry Port is one of the key enablers for SPARK’s ecosystem. The signing of the concession agreement marks an important milestone for the Dry Port moving to the operational readiness phase. ECLC will be ready for SPARK tenants from day one with integrated logistics solutions and efficient services so that they can focus on their productivity and value creation activities.”
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