2.4 Storage Assessment

Kuwait Storage Assessment Commercial Storage Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations Public Sector Storage Cold Chain

Kuwait Storage Assessment

There is no lack of storage space in and around , which is where most commercial activities are centered and where the international airport and a big port is situated. Sulaibiya is an industrial area south-west of the city centre, located conveniently next to the 6th Ring Road with easy access to the highways. There are also other private Storage Spaces from 300 mtr2 to 1000 mtr2 in Kuwait City & Al Salmia as well and/or Al-Jahra, located a bit further out and to the direct west of the city centre, have a good location with easy access to the highways, especially the routes heading to the north and the west. There are also Private Storage spaces in Al-Jahra with different spaces from 300 Mtr2 to 1000 Mtr2. Mina Abdullah, near Shuaiba Port, is situated about 45 km south of Kuwait City and another industrial area where plenty of private and public sector warehouses are available. Many of them are somehow related to the Oil Refinerys or the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC).

No storage is available at the overland border crossings.

4.4 Kuwait Storage and Milling Company Contact List

Commercial Storage

Location Owner Available for Rent Capacity Type [1] Access [2] Condition [3]

mt / m² / m³

Sulaibiya-20K Agility Log Yes 20,000 m² VNA – A/c Paved road Intact

Sulaibiya-18K Agility Log Yes 18,000 m² VNA – A/c Paved road Intact

Sulaibiya-FC1 Agility Log Yes 8,420 m² Selective/DIDT-Freezer/Chiller Paved road Intact

Sulaibiya-FC2 Agility Log Yes 8,420 m² VNA-Freezer/Chiller Paved road Intact

Mina Abdullah-8K2 Agility Log Yes 8,000 m² VNA/DIDT-Freezer/Chiller Paved road Intact

Mina Abdullah-8K Agility Log Yes 8,000 m² VNA/DIDT– A/c Paved road Intact

Mina Abdullah-DDKS (6 whs) Agility Log Yes 84,142 m² VNA/DIDT/Bulk– A/c Paved road Intact

Mina Abdullah-8K2 Agility Log - 8,000 m² VNA-Freezer/Chiller Paved road Intact

4K Sulaibiya Agility Log - 4,000 m² VNA-rFeezer/Chiller Paved road Intact

[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified [2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat [3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

UNAMI has some storage within the UN compund in Kheitan, a mix of rubhalls and open yard for storage of containers.

Public Sector Storage

Location Ministry / Agency Use Capacity Type* Access** Condition*** Possibility mt / m² / (Yes / No) m³

Mina Abdullah KNPC - 16,606 m² Bin – A/c Paved road Intact /Shuaiba

Mina Abdullah KNPC - 9,650 m² Racks/Bulk – Non A/c Paved road Intact /Shuaiba

Mina Abdullah KNPC - 611,543 m² Bulk – open Yard Paved road Intact /Shuaiba

Mina Abdullah KNPC - 67,620 m² Bulk – shaded Yard Paved road Intact /Shuaiba

Page 1 Sabhan MOH – Ministry of - 32,500 m² Selective / Container Gliding - A/c, freezer , Paved road Intact Health Chiller

Cold Chain

Kuwait is relying heavily on well functioning cold chain faciltities to support the import of food. In addition to below list of commercial options around the city, there are cold chain facilities at both Kuwait International Airport and Shuwaik Port, at the airport operated by NAS Cargo with multi temperature warehouses including chilled/frozen storage and cold rooms and at Port chilled and frozen rooms operated by Refrigeration Industries (RIC).

Location Organisation / Owner Type [1] Cooling / Power [2] Quantiy Total Capacity Condition

Sulaibiya-FC1 Agility Log Freezers / Chillers Ammonia plant - 16,836 Intact

Sulaibiya-FC2 Agility Log Freezers / Chillers Ammonia plant - 15,480 Intact

Mina Abdullah-8K1 Agility Log Freezers / Chillers Freon plant - 9,000 Intact

Mina Abdullah-8K2 Agility Log Freezers / Chillers Freon plant - 12,387 Intact

4K Sulaibiya Agility Log Freezers / Chillers Freon plant - 6,000 Intact

[1] Cold Room Positive, Cold Room Negative, Refrigerator, Freezer, [2] Compression, Absorption, Solar, Other, unspecified

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