The Jordan Industrial Ports Company (JIPC) launched its strategic plan and vision for the next five years titled “Accelerating Jordan’s commercial prosperity with sustainable port services”, marking the start of a new phase of growth and development.
The strategy includes a number of targets that the company seeks to achieve by 2027, most notably; reaching a design capacity of 10 million tons per year within a tight marketing policy, activating modern operational and environmental technologies within the industrial port to become the first smart port in Jordan, and the first “green” port in the Middle East region through its commitment to the highest standards of public safety and environmental protection. It will also become a training hub for managing and operating ports in the region.
During the launching ceremony on Monday, President of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) Nayef Fayez emphasized the importance of the company’s growing role in supporting the national economy as a logistical support for the mining and manufacturing fertilizer industries in the Kingdom, noting that the JIPC reflects the successful partnership between the public and private sectors.
He appreciated the efforts exerted by the Arab Potash Company (APC) and the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) in developing and rehabilitating the industrial port in accordance with the best international standards and specifications followed in this field, which raises the national export capabilities, and improves the Kingdom’s classification in the logistics performance index and global transport services.
The JIPC, during a record period since its establishment, obtained a number of international certificates and awards that placed it on the global port map, such as ISO certificates in quality, public safety and the environment, and environmental certificates such as ECO Port/SLC-PERS, in addition to the Safety and Occupational Health Excellence Award within the International Dry Bulk Terminals Group and the British Safety Council and other local and international boards and organizations.
It is noteworthy that His Majesty King Abdullah II inaugurated in 2022 the Jordan Industrial Port expansion project in Aqaba, with an investment of JD145 million, which is in line with Jordan’s Economic Modernization Vision.
Source: Jordan News Agency