Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), has laid the foundation stone for the Express Cargo Village within BIA.
This comes in line with Bahrain’s strategy for the logistics industry as laid out in its Economic Recovery Plan.
Express Cargo Village will promote the growth of the logistics industry, enhancing its regional competitiveness and ability to attract investment. Logistics.
Moreover, Express Cargo Village will boost BIA’s cargo capacity in line with the highest standards as it deploys advanced technologies to improve efficiency and meet growth targets for air freight and e-commerce.
The Express Cargo Village which stretched over a 25,000 square meters area, is a sophisticated logistics platform that provides a one-stop shop for express cargo operators, each of which will have its own premises within the facility.
An advanced logistics hub includes buildings dedicated to serving each cargo operator in line with the highest international standards.
The government signed up French engineering consultants Egis to supervise the design and construction of the project.
The scope of work includes the construction of warehouses, aircraft aprons, and outlets along with associated finishing.BAC earlier signed a 10-year agreement with global logistics giant, FedEx Express, allocating 9,000 sqm to it for the operation of a 5,000 sqm warehouse and a 4,000 sqm open area, which will be handed over in Q3 of 2023.
In November 2018, BAC signed an agreement with French engineering firm Egis, to provide design and supervision services for the project in the development of the new cargo village, which will include warehouses and aircraft parking, as well as an infrastructure capable of handling air freight and express e-commerce.
