Rakan Al-Otaishan, Chairman of the National Logistics Committee at the Federation of Saudi Chambers 
The great harmony between the private and government sectors in the Kingdom helped mitigate challenges in the logistics sector, said Rakan Al-Otaishan, Chairman of the National Logistics Committee at the Federation of Saudi Chambers.
In an interview with Argaam on the sidelines of the Global Logistics Forum, he highlighted the role of the Logistics Partnership Council in strengthening this cooperation through its periodic meetings that aim to discuss the challenges facing the logistics sector and develop appropriate solutions for them.
Moreover, the Kingdom’s strategic geographical location, which overlooks the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea and connects the three continents, gives the logistics sector a great competitive advantage, said the official, indicating that Saudi Arabia’s launch of 59 logistics zones comes aims to benefit from this advantage and develop the sector, as well as facilitate investments in it and increase its efficiency.
Al-Otaishan expected that the logistics centers spread across various areas in the Kingdom will constitute large economies, indicating that they have different competitive advantages, thus creating a large number of jobs.
The Kingdom has achieved great accomplishments over the recent years, as several programs and goals were launched in the logistics sector. Moreover, the sector has witnessed growth in the number of goods since the launch of Vision 2030. Ports and airports have seen record numbers in their monthly performance, helped improve the Kingdom’s ranking on the Global Logistics Performance Index, according to the official.
Al-Otaishan also stated that the Kingdom seeks to be among the top 10 countries on the Global Logistics Performance Index by 2030.
Rakan Al-Otaishan, Chairman of the National Logistics Committee at the Federation of Saudi Chambers
The great harmony between the private and government sectors in the Kingdom helped mitigate challenges in the logistics sector, said Rakan Al-Otaishan, Chairman of the National Logistics Committee at the Federation of Saudi Chambers.
In an interview with Argaam on the sidelines of the Global Logistics Forum, he highlighted the role of the Logistics Partnership Council in strengthening this cooperation through its periodic meetings that aim to discuss the challenges facing the logistics sector and develop appropriate solutions for them.
Moreover, the Kingdom’s strategic geographical location, which overlooks the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea and connects the three continents, gives the logistics sector a great competitive advantage, said the official, indicating that Saudi Arabia’s launch of 59 logistics zones comes aims to benefit from this advantage and develop the sector, as well as facilitate investments in it and increase its efficiency.
Al-Otaishan expected that the logistics centers spread across various areas in the Kingdom will constitute large economies, indicating that they have different competitive advantages, thus creating a large number of jobs.
The Kingdom has achieved great accomplishments over the recent years, as several programs and goals were launched in the logistics sector. Moreover, the sector has witnessed growth in the number of goods since the launch of Vision 2030. Ports and airports have seen record numbers in their monthly performance, helped improve the Kingdom’s ranking on the Global Logistics Performance Index, according to the official.
Al-Otaishan also stated that the Kingdom seeks to be among the top 10 countries on the Global Logistics Performance Index by 2030.
