Saleh Al -Jasser, Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistics Services, said that the launch of the company “FedEx” for its operations directly from Saudi Arabia and the expansion of its work within the framework of the implementation of the national transport and logistics services strategy aimed at turning the kingdom into a global logistics center. In an interview with “Al -Sharq”, he noted that the ministry begins with the launch of global partnerships in the logistics sector in collaboration with these worldly leading company in ship services, and adds that the target uses the leading kingdom’s location, utilizes infrastructure and benefits from the legislative and regulatory reforms taken. The expansion of “FedEx” for its activities in the kingdom has announced the largest rapid ship enterprise in the world that it has completely changed its services to provide its services in Saudi Arabia. These include the execution of direct flights from the United States and Europe to the Kingdom, and the development of its new regional central center for shipping and distribution at King Salman International Airport, in addition to the launch of “FedEx Logistex” to be the shipping agents, according to a press release issued by the company today. The statement pointed out that these initiatives will improve the business capacity of the business, as well as more jobs in the kingdom, as well as in accordance with the “Vision 2030” goals to diversify the sources of economic income and improve integration with the global trading system. In a separate statement, the general authority of Civil Aviation announced; Vidix has granted the economic license to work as a foreign air transport in the kingdom, enabling the company to practice regular air transport activities for goods according to local and international regulations and instructions in the kingdom. Al -Jasser said that the company has been working in the kingdom since 1994, “but what it announced today carries its operations and services he provides in the country to another level, because it makes Saudi Arabia a center for its administrative work, air freight and logistics services it provides.” Kami Vesanathan, the “FedEx” regional president in the Middle East, the Indian and Africa region, noted that the completion of the transformation to direct activities means to control the procedures for customs clearance and receiving and delivery activities, and add that it will “improve the level of service.” Vesanathan sees “enormous” opportunities for the growth of the company’s business in Saudi Arabia with the government’s targets of not increasing -oil exports, and is expected to double the size of the company’s enterprise in the kingdom several times in the coming years and the growing role in the facilitation of international trade of and after Saudi Arabia. The purpose of transforming the Logisti Center, Saudi Arabia, seeks to consolidate its position as a global logistics center. The Minister of Investment Khaled Al -Falih confirmed during the global logistics forum in Riyadh last October that the Kingdom is working to build a regional logistics system with a multi -axis, utilizing the strategic geographical location. Initiatives include the expansion of railways and linking the most important cities to the ports, contributing to the acceleration of the movement of goods and the attraction of the Kingdom for investment in the transport and logistics service sector. Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman launched the ‘General Logistics Centers’ plan in 2023, which aims to establish 59 logistics centers with an area of more than 100 million square meters by 2030, increasing the effectiveness of supply chains and increasing trade connection between Asia, Europe and Africa.
Minister of Transport: The expansion of “FedEx” its work supports Saudi Arabia’s transformation of a global logistics center
