JIPC launches 5-year strategic development plan

AMMAN — The Jordan Industrial Ports Company (JIPC) on Monday launched its strategic plan for the next five years, titled "Accelerating Jordan's commercial prosperity with sustainable port services", marking the start of a new phase of "growth and development".

The strategy includes a number of targets that the company seeks to achieve by 2027, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

These targets include reaching a design capacity of 10 million tonnes per year within a tight marketing policy, activating modern operational and environmental technologies within the industrial port to become the first “smart port” in Jordan, and the first "green" port in the Middle East region, through its commitment to the highest standards of public safety and environmental protection. 

It will also become a training hub for managing and operating ports in the region.

During the launch ceremony, President of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) Nayef Fayez stressed the importance of the company's growing role in supporting the national economy by offering logistical support to the mining and fertilizer industries.

He commended the efforts of the Arab Potash Company (APC) and the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) in developing and revamping the industrial port in accordance with international standards, noting that these efforts raise national export capabilities, and improve the Kingdom's classification on the logistics performance index.

JIPC Director General Khalid Shihadeh delivered a briefing on the strategic plan of the company, stemming from the Economic Modernization Vision of the Kingdom.

JIPC, since its establishment, obtained a number of international certificates and awards that placed it on the global ports map, such as ISO certificates in quality, public safety and the environment, and environmental certificates such as ECO Port/SLC-PERS, according to Petra.

The company has also received the Safety and Occupational Health Excellence Award within the International Dry Bulk Terminals Group and the British Safety Council and other local and international boards and organisations, Petra said.