Indu Kishore Logistics lands e-commerce facility in Dubai South

STORAGE + WAREHOUSES-

Indu Kishore Logistics opens e-commerce facility in Dubai South: UAE-based logistics provider Indu Kishore Logistics opened its new 23k sqm warehouse facility in Dubai South’s Logistics District, according to Dubai Media Office. The facility includes a storage capacity of 75k pallets and integrated data-driven automation to streamline shipment operations, and it will primarily serve e-commerce sector customers.

ICYMI- The two broke ground on the facility’s construction last year, as part of a broader investment plan to expand its operational capacity amid a surge in demand within the automotive and aerospace sectors.

EQUIPMENT-

Sokhna port lands new crane equipment: Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) has received 24 container-handling units –– six ship-to-shore cranes and 18 rubber-tyred gantry cranes –– from Chinese state-owned Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries, Al Mal reports. The gear is destined for Hutchison Ports’ Red Sea Container Terminal (RSCT) at Ain Sokhna port, and comes with automated truck-positioning, vessel-profile scanners, and hybrid power systems.

About RSCT: RSCT is Egypt’s first fully automated container terminal, covering 1.6 mn sqm — designed to handle ultra-large vessels up to 400 meters long, with a 2.6k meters quay and a capacity of about 3.5 mn TEUs.

TRADE-

Egyptian orange export season kicks off in December: The Customs Authority has notified agricultural exporters that orange exports will kick off on 15 December, according to a document seen by EnterpriseAM. The upcoming orange export season is expected to significantly boost the value of Egypt’s agricultural exports amid rising global demand for Egyptian citrus, a government source told EnterpriseAM.

The growing number of registered farms and stricter export requirements have helped enhance the quality of produce prepared for export, the source added. Egypt remains the world’s second-largest orange exporter, according to World Bank data.

DATA POINT- Egypt exported 1.9 mn tons of oranges last season, generating around USD 1.1 bn, according to data from the Central Administration of Plant Quarantine.