Riyadh – Mubasher: MENA’s largest shipyard, International Maritime Industries (IMI), signed a long-term agreement with Bahri Logistics, one of Bahri’s business units, to enhance its supply chain through cutting-edge warehousing and logistics services.
The agreement promotes IMI’s commitment to developing the Saudi maritime industry and will further empower IMI to offer its customers a highly responsive localised supply chain, according to a recent press release.
Under the deal, IMI will leverage Bahri Logistics’ expertise to operate and manage three warehouses and 33 stores across its yard in Saudi Ras Al Khair. In addition, Bahri Logistics will handle the transportation of materials required for new build and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) operations from local and international suppliers to IMI’s premises.
Located in Zones C and D of IMI’s yard, the three warehouses will span a combined area of around 30,000 square meters. The 33 stores will be distributed across various yard zones.
IMI CEO, Abdullah Al Ahmari, said: “This agreement reflects Bahri’s ongoing commitment to supporting our efforts to build a world-class shipyard with an advanced and fully integrated supply chain, that will help drive the development of Saudi Arabia’s maritime industry. IMI is built on a foundation of key partnerships with leading industry companies, and working with a leading logistics provider such as Bahri Logistics further enhances our strong product and service offerings.”
Bahri Logistics President, Soror Basalom, stated: “Through our comprehensive portfolio of services and strong track record of industrial logistics projects, we are confident in our ability to fulfill IMI’s storage and logistics needs. Working with IMI to leverage our technical expertise and facilitate knowledge transfer and capacity building, we are proud to be contributing to the development of the Saudi maritime industry under Vision 2030.”
