DUBAI: Maersk Kanoo UAE, an integrator of container logistics has opened its first integrated logistics center in Dubai. The new center will support existing services including ocean shipping, landside transportation, customs clearance, contract logistics, and e-commerce solutions. The center, located at Jafza, was inaugurated by Richard Morgan, regional managing director, Maersk West and Central Asia, and Christopher Cook, managing director, Maersk UAE. “Our journey toward creating end-to-end logistics solutions is taking a definite shape as we continue to connect and simplify our customers’ supply chains through solutions that are designed and executed considering their specific requirements and challenges,” Morgan said. Cook added that the company wants to achieve a minimum of 90 percent green operations at its warehouses, depots, and cold stores worldwide by 2030. He said, “The green energy that we are producing through the solar panels at our facility and powering our operations with, guarantees that we are taking definite steps toward decarbonizing logistics and services.” The Maersk Integrated Logistics Center in Dubai will be an addition to the existing global footprint of over 250 warehouses, 85 of which were opened in 2021 alone.