Abu Dhabi to launch one of the MENA region’s largest food & healthcare storage hubs 

AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry, has announced that KLP21, its new advanced warehousing and logistics hub in Abu Dhabi, will be available within Q3, 2022.

KLP21 is situated in KIZAD, the Group’s integrated trade, logistics and industrial zone located between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. It leverages the UAE’s strategic position as a gateway to Asia, Africa and the MENA region representing a combined marketplace of over 4.5 billion consumers. KLP21 is strategically located next to the upcoming Regional Food Hub along the main E311 cargo corridor, ensuring direct connectivity to all major markets.

Comprising four warehouses with over 80,000m² of capacity, KLP21 will be one of the largest and the most advanced temperature-controlled logistics hubs in the region. Combined, the warehouses will be able to accommodate over 100,000 pallets across a network of chambers which can be independently configured to a range of sizes and temperatures, including -26°C to 25°C.

The facility is tailor-made to support critical regional industries requiring cold and ambient storage, including healthcare, food and beverage, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), and speciality chemicals sectors.  Among the benefits for potential customers, the facility will offer a full suite of third-party logistics (3PL) and fourth-party logistics (4PL) services, regional logistics hub operations and value-added services including re-packing, speciality packing, labelling and others.

Backed by access to strategic multimodal transport capabilities, including direct access to two major world-class ports, five international airports within a 90-minute driving distance, congestion-free multi-lane highways and Etihad Rail’s future rail link, KLP21 will offer potential partners and customers direct and efficient access to key local, regional and global markets. Additionally, the hub will be served by a fleet of over 400 transport vehicles supporting both domestic and cross-border road movements.

Developed by KIZAD, the facility will have two of its four warehouses, spanning 40,000m² operated by AD Ports Logistics. For AD Ports Logistics, this is in addition to over 350,000m² of logistics storage space, including its KIZAD-based 19,000m2 cold and ultra-cold storage facility that has been the cornerstone of Abu Dhabi’s global efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The project has been designed with the latest optimal solutions in mind, including the use of advanced insulation materials to reflect sunlight; the strategic application of skylights to reduce the need for lighting; recycling of water for irrigation; a centralised refrigeration system; and the use of primary, backup, and solar power supplies.

The state-of-the-art facilities have also been developed against the latest HSEQ and ISO standards, which assure customers that their products will be handled according to the highest levels of global regulatory compliance.