APL increases Middle East presence

Supply chain services company APL Logistics, a unit of Neptune Orient Lines, said it has appointed two agencies to expand its presence in the Middle East.

Iraq Transcontinental Shipping and Kuwait Transcontinental Shipping will enable customers of APL to utilise its full suite of services, via three locations -- Basrah in Baghdad, Umm Qasr in Iraq and Ardiya in Kuwait.
Services will include supply chain design and engineering, international logistics, warehousing and domestic distribution, project cargo solutions and IT solutions.
Joseph Lee, managing director for APL Logistics in the Middle East, said the arrangement offers a strong value proposition to global customers looking to do business in Iraq and Kuwait.
He said the arrangement would also supplement APL's existing office network across United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt and multiple other locations across the African continent.
Source: CNA