Agility opens world-class logistics park in Ghana

KUWAIT, Oct 19 (KUNA) -- Agility, a leading global logistics and infrastructure provider, has opened a distribution park near Ghana's main port, the first of a network of logistics parks it intends to build across Africa, bringing world-class warehousing and logistics capabilities.
Tenants at the 45-acre Ghana Agility Distribution Park in the Tema Port Free Trade Zone Enclave include multinationals entering the West African market and small and medium-size Ghanaian companies using the park to expand their operations in light manufacturing and export and import, the company said in a statement.
Agility is developing distribution parks in Cote d'Ivoire, Tanzania, Nigeria, Mozambique and Angola. It has additional sites available in Senegal, Mauritius and Cameroon, it added.
To meet demand, Agility is building seven more warehouses at the Ghana park in a second phase of development. It is also finalizing proposals for several large Build-to-Suit facilities at the Ghana park, each tailored to specific customer requirements with sizes ranging from 5,000 sqm to 25,000 sqm, it noted.
Listed as a shareholding company at the Kuwait Stock Exchange, Agility has more than 22,000 employees in over 500 offices across 100 countries. (end) fnk.abd.mt