Kingston Wharves Launches Auto Logistics Centre

Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) on Friday (December 15) officially launched its Global Auto Logistics Centre, providing a one-stop facility for the warehousing of cars for domestic distribution and for markets throughout the region.

The development is in support of the Government’s focus on encouraging increased investment in the provision of logistics services as part of the Global Logistics Hub Initiative.

Located on lands at Tinson Pen, the facility will enable the provision of regional logistics services to new multinational clients, and additional services in supply chain logistics. It will facilitate the removal of on-port motor-vehicle storage.

During the launch ceremony, Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, signed and handed over the lease arrangements for the Tinson Pen lands.

The Minister commended Kingston Wharves on the opening of the facility and invited the investment community to capitalise on the vast opportunities in logistics.

He informed that the pilot training school at Tinson Pen is to be relocated to Vernamfield in Clarendon to support the logistics development at the port of Kingston.

In addition to the auto centre, KWL has invested in a Total Logistics Facility, comprising 160,000 square feet of space, which will provide for swift movement of cargo, thereby improving ease of doing business.

KWL is the Caribbean’s leading multipurpose port terminal and logistics provider, serving the region and the world with a suite of customisable services ranging from mixed cargo handling to warehousing. It facilitates connections to more than 40 ports around the world.

The extent of services includes warehousing, inventory management; product re-packaging, labelling and assembly; warehouse rental arrangements; and picking-packing inventory control and distribution for local and international clients.