DP World Logistics opens new container freight station in Jafza

DP World Logistics opens CFS
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By Shilpa Annie Joseph, Official Reporter
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DP World Logistics has opened a new 6,000 square meter high-end warehouse at Container Freight Station 2 (CFS 2), offering new storage solutions for customers at the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza).

The company’s CFS 2 warehouse provides a total of 12,500 pallet positions using Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) racking systems, storing cargo up to 18 meters high. On a combined plot size of 60,000 square meters, CFS 2 can handle up to 6,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) per month.

The company currently operates out of six facilities in Jebel Ali, handling a combined total volume of 300,000 TEUs per annum across its three business units. Their service offerings include CFS Operations, Warehousing & Supply Chain Solutions, and Freight Forwarding Operations.

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Abdulla Bin Damithan
CEO and MD
DP World UAE & Jafza

“As part of DP World, a global smart trade enabler, DP World Logistics is continually on a journey of business transformation with new product innovations and developments. Our shared commitment to improving end-to-end logistics performance in moving cargo around the world, underpinned by innovations in logistics-led solutions has maximized opportunities for our customers over the years. The new CFS 2 warehouse is yet another step in supporting our customers better, helping them explore varied business opportunities and move forward with tremendous growth potential in the region. As a reliable, trustworthy, and time-bound logistics partner, we will continue creating a complete end-to-end logistics trade journey from and to high-growth markets for our clients.”

According to the statement, their assets, consisting of 200,000 square meters of yard operations, 35,000 square meters of cross-dock warehousing, 10,000 square meters of cold storage, and 6,000 square meters of cool storage solutions, create real value for customers who aim to carry out logistics operations with maximum output and efficient use of labor.

Centrally positioned in one of the fastest developing regions of the world, DP World Logistics capitalizes on DP World’s capabilities and high-end IT platforms to ensure goods are stored, distributed, and delivered efficiently using a multimodal transportation model, combining port, shipping line, sea freight, air freight, and trucking solutions.

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