Kanoo Logistics, a business division of Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo (YBA Kanoo) Group, has announced the launch of its new state-of-the-art logistics facility near the King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

The facility possesses a 100,000-sq-m yard, which includes a 10,000-sq-m warehouse. The multipurpose facility contains 500 sq m of elevated staging area and 5000 sq m of parking space, said a statement from Kanoo Logistics. 

Acting CEO Fawzi Ahmed Kanoo said: “YBA Kanoo is always looking for solutions that will benefit our customers and help their businesses grow, therefore we chose the area near King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam to build the new warehouse since it is an ideal location to store both imported and exported goods.”

“Kanoo Logistics’ network includes both dedicated and multipurpose warehouses in Saudi Arabia (Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh); UAE (Jebel Ali, Dafza and Al Quoz); Oman (Muscat); and Bahrain, which have a combined capacity exceeding 40,000 sq m of storage space,” he noted.

It also holds open yard storage facilities in Saudi Arabia, comprising over 325,000 sq m.

The network provides storage for products including the petrochemicals and automotive industries, as well as fast moving consumer goods and has a specialised hazardous chemicals facility in Dammam. These warehouses are in close proximity to ports in each of these locations, it stated.