STORAGE + WAREHOUSES-

Ajex opens temperature-controlled storage hub in KSA: Saudi Arabia’s Ajex Logistics has launched a logistics center in Riyadh — the first in the Kingdom to be good manufacturing practices-GxP certified, according to a statement. The facility, spanning 3k sqm, boasts multiple temperature-controlled storage zones to support the healthcare sector, including biologics, vaccines, and temperature-sensitive drugs, the statement adds. The hub aligns with the Kingdom’s cold chain network, with Ajex offering temperature-controlled delivery options.

ZONES-

The Suez Canal Economic Zone broke ground on two Chinese textile and garment factories with combined investments of USD 20.5 mn, the zone said in a statement. The two projects from Top Credit and Top New Garment in the West Qantara Industrial Zone will create some 4.6k direct jobs.

Top Credit will invest some USD 13.3 mn in its factory, which is expected to create around 600 jobs. As with many other similar projects, exports are the name of the game, with 80% of 28k tons of annual output earmarked for export.

Top New Garment’s project will cost USD 7.2 mn and employ a sizable 4k workers directly. All of the 25 mn garments produced each year by the factory will be exported.

AVIATION-

Etihad Cargo expands its freighter capacity: Etihad Airways’ cargo arm Etihad Cargo is slated to boost its freighter network by adding additional routes and flights this winter, according to a statement. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier added more freighter services to Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, the UK’s East Midlands, France’s Paris Charles de Gaulle, and Germany’s Frankfurt. It will also expand capacity across key Asian markets, adding extra flights to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Ezhou.

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