Dubai South + Expeditors International to launch new logistics facility

Expeditors International to launch logistics facility in Dubai South: Dubai South has inked an agreement with logistics company Expeditors International of Washington to launch a new logistics facility at Dubai South’s Logistics District, according to a statement. The facility will launch operations next month. No investment ticket has been disclosed for the facility.

The details: The 23.2k sqm facility will support Expeditors International's warehousing and fulfillment services as well as container freight station operations, according to the statement. The mentioned services will include inventory management, order management, compliance inspections, quality and control, return programs, transportation management, and pick-and-pack services. The container freight station will focus on combining and separating shipments, handling unit load device breakdowns, and export services.

ICYMI- Dubai South is seeing some action: Freight forwarder Dnata — a subsidiary of UAE-based Emirates — broke ground on a new 57k sqm warehouse in Dubai South in December 2024. The new facility — planned for completion in November 2025 — will have a processing capacity of 400k tons of cargo annually. It will also integrate AI and automated systems to streamline delivery operations, as well as cargo and storage retrieval and truck loading and unloading.