Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

KNPC SIGNS KD 6.5 MILLION CONTRACT WITH AGILITY

KNPC signed a contract with Agility Public Warehousing Company (KSC) amounting to KD 6.5 million according to which Agility shall provide warehousing management services for all KNPC warehouses for five years. In the presence of KNPC DCEOs and a number of senior officials of both parties, Acting CEO Fahd Al-Daihani signed the contract on behalf of KNPC, whereas Administrative Affairs Manager Ahmed Al-Yacoub signed it on behalf of Agility. Al-Daihani spoke highly of Agility as a publicly traded global company, providing logistics services, particularly forwarding, transporting and managing materials as well as spare parts, the thing which qualifies it to establish a strategic relationship with KNPC. He also stated that the contract priority is to provide the company’s facilities with an efficient management of supplying spare parts for operation and maintenance without any delay, in addition to meeting the requirements of other KNPC support departments. For his part, Commercial Department Manager Nasser Al-Thaqib underlined the company’s keenness on developing the existing contract services so as to meet its requirements and strategic aspirations, including RFID System which is deemed to be an integral part of managing the modern supply chain transactions, since it helps improve supply potentials and monitor resources and spare parts, and consequently manage the storage accurately. He mentioned that there are challenges facing currently the Warehouses management, namely the limited storage capacity particularly with the imminent start of supplying the required spare parts for operating the Clean Fuels Project (CFP). What’s noteworthy is that “During negotiating the contract items, the Commercial Department efforts concluded in saving KD 960,000 out of the contract value,” Al-Thaqib added.

Kuwait · 23 Jan 2019

Agility wins $24.4m KNPC contract

Agility, a leading global logistics provider, has announced it has won a $24.4 million contract with the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), which is set to begin this month. As part of the contract, Agility will provide ocean, air and road transport services to move KNPC procurements worldwide, a statement from the company said. Agility will supply KNPC’s projects with spare parts, pipes and oversized parts that require special handling. It will also provide procurement and purchasing, origin logistics, customs clearance, freight forwarding and local transportation in Kuwait and the country of origin. “The contract plays to many of our core strengths,” said Tarek Sultan, chairman and managing director, Agility. “We are able to bring together our oil and gas expertise, heavy-lift capability and high-value services, and tailor them to our customer’s needs. Through our global network, we can make all of these services available in locations where KNPC needs us to be.” “As one of the largest oil refining companies in the world, we were looking for a global logistics partner who could match our scale, understand our needs and meet our demanding operational standards worldwide,” said Fahed Al Ajmi, chairman and managing director, KNPC. “In Agility, we have found such a partner.” “This win is a testament to the strength of our specialised capabilities in oil and gas services and is further proof of our expertise in helping customers expand their business within challenging environments,” said Ali Mikail, senior vice president, Kuwait and Levant, Agility.

Kuwait · 12 May 2013

Agility to provide KNPC with 4PL services in Kuwait

Under the five-year contract, Agility will manage warehousing activities such as materials handling and spare parts, preservation and re-organization for the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) in Kuwait. KNPC began outsourcing their warehouses to Agility in 2003. As a direct result this has allowed them to concentrate on their core competency, oil refining, without having to invest time or efforts into reliable storage or transportation issues. Dakheel Al-Dakheel, director of sales for Agility, said: Agility has a long history with KNPC and has managed several contracts for them over the last five years. This new contract demonstrates their confidence in our capabilities and further strengthens our relationship with them.

Kuwait · 23 Sep 2008