Bahrain to get new reefer trailer manufacturing hub

Manama : CIMC Vehicle Group, the core member enterprise of China International Marine Containers Group Ltd (CIMC), will launch a state-of-the-art reefer trailer manufacturing facility in Bahrain.

The new facility will serve as a major reefer trailer manufacturing and export hub in the Middle East (reefer trailers are vehicles used to transport perishable goods, which require temperature-controlled transportation). 

CIMC – a world-leading supplier of logistics and energy equipment – supplies containers, vehicles, chemical and food equipment, offshore equipment, logistics service, and airport facilities.

The company has received the support of Bahrain’s Economic Development Board (EDB), which attracts international companies to the Kingdom. The EDB identified and targeted CIMC’s business activity portfolio as a requirement for the region as part of its efforts during the China Road Show, undertaken by the EDB in 2014. 

The EDB assisted CIMC in investigating Bahrain’s investment climate where they fully supported the group throughout its registration and setting-up process, as well as their other business requirements in order to ensure the company’s successful inception. Besides being the biggest container-manufacturing company globally since 1996, CIMC started the trailer business in 2002, and now is also the world’s biggest trailer manufacturer.

EDB Chief Executive Khalid Al Rumaihi said, “We are delighted to welcome CIMC to Bahrain and believe their investment is a reflection of Bahrain’s excellent regional transport connections, mature regulatory system, and the strength of its highly-skilled local workforce. As part of the EDB’s ongoing logistics initiative, Bahrain offers global manufacturing companies like CIMC a number of competitive advantages that will serve to benefit their operations in the region. 

CIMC Vehicle Group CFO Teresa Tan said, “Bahrain was an easy choice for CIMC to launch its new manufacturing facility. The Kingdom has excellent infrastructure, cost competitiveness, a strong connectivity to Saudi Arabia as well as the rest of the Middle East region. These are essentials for our operations. We believe Bahrain’s highly skilled workforce and open business environment provide us the perfect platform for our next growth phase.”