Emirati Group Opens New Logistics Center in Tangier
The UAE-based freight and logistics chain, Emirates Logistics, inaugurated, in the Tangier Automotive City free zone, a new logistics center.
The opening ceremony of the center, which offers just-in-time logistics services on finished products, raw materials and spare parts for industrial companies, was attended by the UAE Minister of Economy, Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri, and the Moroccan Ministers of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah Alaou and of Transport and Logistics, Mohamed Abdeljalil.
The UAE Minister of Economy stressed that this logistics center, in addition to its economic importance and investment, reflects the depth and strength of relations between Morocco and the United Arab Emirates, especially between the leaders of the two countries.
This inauguration also attests to the willingness of both countries to increasingly support economic cooperation and benefit from their important experiences in vital value-added sectors, including the fields of transport and logistics, he noted.
Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri added that the indicators of the evolution of Emirati investments in Morocco, especially in recent years, in terms of quantity and quality, confirm that Morocco has become an important pole of attraction for foreign investment, especially in the north of the Kingdom.
This region, he continued, has an important geographical location as a link between Africa and Europe, in addition to its advanced infrastructure, all factors that have made the north of the Kingdom one of the most important regions in the world, especially in the logistics and industrial fields.
For her part, Nadia Fettah Alaoui welcomed the remarkable dimensions of this Emirati project, which is another building block of a distinguished economic cooperation and solid political relations between Morocco and the United Arab Emirates thanks to the wisdom and foresight of the leaders of both countries.
For his part, the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohamed Abdeljali, noted that the UAE investment project can improve the logistics offer in northern Morocco, create new employment opportunities and support economic competitiveness and export dynamism.
The opening of this center also strengthens the development of cooperation between the two countries in the creation of quality logistics platforms in a region that has a port of reference in full structural transformation and development.
The center covers an area of 14,500 m2 with a workforce of 100 people working in teams that keep the facility operating around the clock 7 days a week.
It has a storage capacity of 15,000 pallets, with a secure mezzanine for the management of 10,000 boxes of electronic parts and 14 docks allowing the in and out flow of 80 trucks per day.
Established in Morocco in 2016, the Emirates Logistics Corporation – a branch of the Emirates International Group Sharaf – employs more than 350 people, manages 47,600 m2 of storage spread over 5 logistics centers and operates a fleet of 32 trucks.
The group’s management stressed that this new site enhances the company’s position in Morocco and Africa, describing the firm as one of the pioneers in providing logistics services, relying on modern and advanced infrastructure and equipment, as well as innovative and technological systems and procedures.
