Partnerships

Strategic Collaborations Strengthening SAL’s Integrated Platform

Partnerships play a critical role in SAL’s operating model, enabling the Company to extend capability, expand reach and deliver integrated logistics solutions at scale. In 2025, SAL further expanded its partnership network across government, infrastructure, technology, healthcare, and academic institutions, reinforcing its role as a national logistics enabler.

During the year, SAL entered into and progressed multiple strategic collaborations across the Kingdom.

Infrastructure and Economic Development Partnerships

SAL signed the agreement with Emaar the Economic City to advance logistics services in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) to enhance logistics services within the city, enhancing logistics services and integrated economic development. This partnership strengthens SAL’s positioning within key industrial and trade corridors.

Collaboration with the Al Madinah Region Development Authority focuses logistical innovation and implements smart facilities solutions, aligning infrastructure expansion with environmental responsibility.

Through coordination with the Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce & Cluster 2, SAL supported regional logistics initiatives, strengthened exporter and importer engagement, and participated in structured industry forums to enhance customer experience and trade facilitation.

These partnerships extend SAL’s reach beyond airport terminals into broader economic infrastructure platforms.

Technology and Digital Enablement

SAL deepened digital and automation capability through strategic collaboration with STC, focusing on supply chain enhancement, warehouse automation, and artificial intelligence integration.

The partnership with Elm supports shipment handling trials, digital exchange opportunities, and system interoperability, contributing to process efficiency and data-driven logistics execution.

These technology-driven collaborations support operational modernization while preserving capital discipline.

Talent Development and Knowledge Partnerships

SAL expanded engagement with leading academic and training institutions to strengthen sector capability and talent pipelines.

Agreements with the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) and the University of Jeddah focus on industrial specialized training programs, joint research initiatives, consulting, knowledge exchange, and innovation in logistics solutions.

These partnerships support workforce development, leadership training, and sector knowledge advancement, reinforcing SAL’s long-term human capital foundation.

Partnerships Within the Logistics Zones Ecosystem

As SAL Logistics Zone progresses toward phased development, partnerships are central to building a multi-tenant logistics ecosystem.

The Zone’s platform is structured to integrate tenants, logistics providers, service operators, and technology partners within shared infrastructure environments.

Engagements progressed in 2025 enhance early demand visibility, operational integration planning, and ecosystem depth, supporting the transition from concept to structured delivery.

Partnership-driven demand signals further validate the long-term attractiveness of the Zones model as a capital-efficient growth platform.

Partnerships as a Strategic Growth Enabler

These collaborations strengthen operational resilience, deepen customer value propositions, and position SAL as a central infrastructure platform within the Kingdom’s evolving logistics landscape.

As Saudi Arabia accelerates its ambition to become a global logistics hub, SAL’s partnership-led model ensures that growth is not only scalable, but structurally embedded within the national ecosystem.