Dubai is in a unique location at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe and this combined with JAFZA’s status as a tax-free zone and established infrastructure for re-export, makes it an ideal asset to serve not only the UAE, but the region overall. It offers a number of synergies and opportunities, including reduced transit times for global and regional distribution and access to fast growing and competitive markets.

JD.com, also known as Jingdong, a technology and service enterprise with supply chain at its core, recently opened its new warehouse in Dubai. The facility represents JD.com’s first asset investment in the country, made through its infrastructure investment and management platform, Jingdong  Property, and is operated by Jingdong Logistics. Located in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA), the warehouse has a floor area of over 10,000 square metres.

“Through our warehouses in the Middle East, we can bring nearly two decades of logistics, warehousing planning and supply chain management capabilities, with a strong track record in building smart logistics ecosystems across different sectors, meaning we can continue to deepen cooperation with existing customers and attract more new business partners to achieve win-win success,” said Feng Guo, General Manager of Middle East, JD.com.

The warehouse brings Jingdong  Logistics’ total number of warehouses in the UAE to six and marks JD.com’s first asset investment in the country through its infrastructure investment and management platform, Jingdong  Property. 

Nearly one million items are stored in the new Dubai warehouse, where Jingdong  Logistics consistently achieves an outbound in-time rate exceeding 99.9%. “Our warehouse network in the UAE and across the Middle East support the ambitions of multinational corporations seeking to expand or optimize their presence in the Middle East. Today, our warehouses are already serving hundreds of local and international clients in the region, across industries including e-commerce, automotive, new energy, electronics, and consumer goods, and more,” Feng said.

Nearly one million items are stored in the new Dubai warehouse.

With its strategic location, the Middle East holds a pivotal place in JD’s global infrastructure network. 

“The UAE has long been an important market for us to develop logistics business. Since opening our first overseas warehouse in Jebel Ali Port in 2020, our logistics business Jingdong  Logistics has opened six warehouses in the UAE, delivering integrated supply chain solutions that span cross-border transportation, warehousing, local distribution and more,” Feng said.  “Through these investments, we aim to strengthen regional infrastructure, support economic growth, and create greater opportunities for local enterprises and international trade,” he added.

JD plans to continue to invest in the Middle East, building on its success of tje Dubai project to advance developments that support local supply chain needs and contribute to regional economic growth in partnership with local authorities. In July, Jingdong  Property signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone (ADAFZ) to jointly develop and operate a state-of-the-art 70,000 m² logistics facility. “It will mark our first self-developed project in the Middle East, and is designed as a high-standard, fully digitalized and automated warehouse. The facility will address rising cross-border e-commerce demand and strengthen logistics capabilities across the GCC and MENA region,” Fend said.