Sokhna Logistics Centre Adds Port, Warehouse And Customs Services

DP World has launched a Logistics Distribution Centre at Sokhna Logistics Park beside Sokhna Port, giving international companies one site for freight forwarding, port services, warehousing, inventory management, customs facilitation and transport coordination.

The Dubai company described the facility as Egypt's first fully integrated Logistics Distribution Centre.

The launch was attended by Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and senior Egyptian government officials.

DP World said the centre sits inside the Suez Canal Economic Zone, next to one of the world's busiest trade corridors.

The company said the model lets businesses keep ownership of inventory until final distribution while using assembly, packaging, repackaging, labelling and product customisation services from the same hub.

Three Initial Customers Remain Unnamed

The launch included agreements with the first three global customers for the Logistics Distribution Centre.

DP World did not name the companies, but described one as a Kenya-based tea exporter that handles about 1,000 TEUs annually into Egypt.

A second customer was described as a consumer goods distributor serving eight markets across Saudi Arabia, the Levant and the Horn of Africa.

DP World said that company will use a dedicated temperature-controlled facility inside Sokhna Logistics Park.

The third customer was described as a German multinational company specialising in fibre-optic cables and digital infrastructure solutions.

DP World said it will use the centre to strengthen distribution and re-export activity across Egypt, North Africa and GCC countries.

DP World Cites More Than USD 1.4 Billion In Egypt Logistics Investment

Essa Kazim, Chairman of DP World, said Egypt remains one of the company's most important investment destinations in the region.

He said the Sokhna centre connects ports, logistics and supply-chain services for businesses serving local, regional and international markets.

Mohammad Shihab, Executive Vice President for Egypt and Levant at DP World, said the integrated model lets companies position inventory closer to customers and serve multiple markets from one regional hub.

DP World put its Egypt logistics infrastructure spending above USD 1.4 billion.

The company said that spending covers work on Sokhna Port, Sokhna Logistics Park and a cold-chain facility that is still under development.

DP World did not disclose the three customer names, contract values, site capacity or a completion date for the cold-chain facility.