GWC launches logistics hub at Ras Laffan to boost oil and gas industry

Qatar-based Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC) has inaugurated an oil and gas-dedicated logistics hub at Ras Laffan, according to a press release. The Ras Laffan hub will support Qatar’s growing energy sector by extending services to meet logistics demands from the North Field Expansion Project. No investment ticket for the hub has been disclosed.

What we know: The project will include an indoor bulk storage warehouse spanning 5.3k sqm with a 25-tonne overhead crane and an indoor racked storage distribution center with thousands of pallet locations. The facility will also include five workshops — each covering 1k sqm — equipped with drive-in facilities with a 20-meter span to ensure accessible handling of heavy equipment and machinery.

There’s more: The hub boasts a comprehensive outdoor storage solution in the form of a 14k sqm heavy-duty interlocked laydown yard that features comprehensive drainage, lighting, and fencing.

GWC’s on a roll in the GCC: GWC energy logistics subsidiary GWC Energy Services inked an MoU with Aramco-backed Offshore Fabrication Company (OFC) to develop 100k sqm of Grade A logistics and storage facilities at Saudi’s Ras Al Khair Industrial Port back in November 2024. The firm inked an agreement with Bahrain-based GFH Financial Group in November to set up 200k sqm of Grade A logistics facilities in Saudi Arabia, including in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam. GWC subsidiary Flag Logistics also said in January 2024 that it will establish a 50k sqm logistics hub, dubbed Flag Oman, at Oman’s Khazaen Economic City.