The Khafji Joint Operations has awarded a £11.8m ($17m), five-year contract for fourth party logistics warehousing and solutions in Al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia to Agility.
The KJO is a partnership between Kuwait Gulf Oil Company and ARAMCO Gulf Operations Company, and conducts onshore and offshore activities related to exploration and drilling for oil and gas in the Divided Zone. With operations in both Saudi and Kuwait, KGOC represents the State of Kuwait in the Divided Zone and was established in an effort to improve cooperation for oil and gas development projects between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Over the five year span of the contract, Agility will provide all inclusive on-site warehousing management and operation services, including material receiving and handling services, as well as opening, inspecting, labeling, marking, bar coding, transferring, storing, issuing and transporting materials to users at different units within Khafji.
Other types of services in this category include housekeeping of yards and warehouses, documentation and inventory assistance, receipt of materials in addition to technical and administrative support services, material handling (containers loading and offloading, stuffing and de-stuffing).