The Inland Container Depot (ICD) will be operational in June 2019
Dubai-based Trustworthy.ae Group today announced the groundbreaking of its first Inland Container Depot (ICD) and a third-party logistics (3PL) facility in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), one of the largest industrial zones in the Middle East and a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports.
Hayleys Advantis Limited, the transportation and logistics arm of multinational conglomerate Hayleys Group, will manage and operate the two facilities. Advantis brings forth over two decades of experience in ICD and 3PL management, with operating multiple facilities across the South Asian region.
Trustworthy.ae Group’s ICD and 3PL facility, located in close proximity to the Khalifa Port, will be geared up to serve the expected rise of container volumes to 8.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from existing 1.5 million TEUs per annum over the next five years.
The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamsi, Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi Ports; Samir Chaturvedi, Chief Executive Officer, KIZAD; Abdul Lathif, Managing Director, Trustworthy.ae Group; Jalal Essudeen, Executive Director, Trustworthy.ae Group; Mohan Pandithage, Chairman, Hayleys Group; Ruwan Waidyaratne, Managing Director, Hayleys Advantis Limited, along with many other VIP guests.
“Today’s groundbreaking ceremony marks an important milestone on our project. Trustworthy.ae Group’s investment in building the ICD and 3PL facility in KIZAD demonstrates our continued commitment to the UAE,” said Abdul Lathif, Managing Director, Trustworthy.ae Group.
“The investment of Sri Lanka’s leading logistics firm at our industrial zone is testament to KIZAD’s established position as a global industrial and trading hub,” commented Chaturvedi.
“We are indeed delighted to be partnering the Trustworthy.ae Group on this project and look forward to serving the Abu Dhabi clientele,” asserted Waidyaratne.
Mobilisation work on the facilities will begin this month with the ICD becoming operational in June 2019. Spread over a built-up area of 40,000 square metres along with 25,000 sqm of open yard for storage area, the 3PL facility will be ready for business by the first quarter of 2020.
The ICD will offer washing, cleaning, repairs and certification for containers with an operational capacity of 1,500 to 1,800 trucks daily. Major and minor container repairs will be served by a state-of-the-art workshop within the facility. The 3PL operations will cater to cold, ambient and open yard storage.
