AJEX Logistics Services Expands Saudi-Based Operations with New Contract Awarded by Dammam Airports Company

Thanks to the new partnership, AJEX will now operate logistics services from King Fahd

International Airport, expanding its services throughout Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province

AJEX Logistics Services, the leading Middle East specialist in

express distribution and shipping solutions, has signed a new partnership agreement with

Dammam Airports Company to provide logistics services from King Fahd International

Airport, located in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. Dammam Airports Company CEO – Eng.

Mohammed bin Ali Al-Hassany and AJEX CEO – Mohammed Al-Bayati signed the agreement

at the Dammam Airports Company headquarters. 

The new partnership agreement supports both companies’ strategic objectives for the year

ahead. In 2023, AJEX has plans for significant expansion across the Middle East, with new

services, operations and facilities set to be launched across the region, while Dammam

Airports Company is working on expanding the logistical capacity of its facilities as King Fahd

International Airport grows in regional importance.

Speaking on the new partnership, the CEO of Dammam Airports Company, Eng. Muhammad

bin Ali Al-Hasany said, “At Dammam Airports Company, we are keen to raise the capacity of

our express cargo facilities at King Fahd International Airport. This new partnership with

AJEX Logistics Services supports our strategic objectives, which are aligned with the

Kingdom’s Vision 2030 strategy for transportation and logistics services.”

“Located just a few hours by road from Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar, Dammam, with its

strategic location, is an important logistics centre to the GCC region that will enable us at

AJEX to enhance our capacity and service times for our customers. Moreover, thanks to our

new operations at King Fahd International Airport, we are vitally supporting the Vision 2030

objective to transform the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia into the preferred logistics hub in the

region and a leading logistics hub globally,” added Mohammed Al-Bayati, CEO of AJEX.

Dammam and the wider Eastern Province serve as Saudi Arabia’s main oil-producing hub

and are home to many large industrial companies in sectors including petrochemicals,

chemicals, steel, cement, aluminium, plastics, and service-providing companies. Located just

20 kilometres from Dammam, King Fahd International Airport seeks to become a regional

logistics hub, with plans underway to expand its facilities to process 3.5 million tons of cargo

by 2050.