Gulftainer rebrands Sajaa facility as Sharjah Dry Ports after 150,000 TEU month
The facility was launched in December 2025 as Gulftainer’s second bonded dry port, offering bonded storage, cold chain solutions and access to a manufacturing hub.
UAE – Gulftainer has rebranded its flagship inland logistics facility in Sajaa as Sharjah Dry Ports, reflecting the site’s expanded role as a gateway to the Northern Emirates, the company said.
The rebrand coincides with the facility handling 150,000 TEUs in a single month, its highest monthly throughput.
Facility specifications and connectivity
Sharjah Dry Ports spans 70 hectares and is located 90 kilometers from Khorfakkan Port.
It offers a 50,000-square-metre interlocked yard, 5,000 square meters of modern warehousing, and 30,000 square meters of bulk and container storage.
In addition, it has direct road links to major UAE ports and planned rail connectivity.
The facility was launched in December 2025 as Gulftainer’s second bonded dry port, offering bonded storage, cold chain solutions and access to a manufacturing hub.
Omar Rishi, Global Chief Commercial Officer at Gulftainer, said: “Handling 150,000 TEUs in a single month demonstrates the resilience, efficiency, and scale of our integrated logistics ecosystem.”
“The evolution from Sajaa to Sharjah Dry Ports represents our commitment to engineering the future of trade, where our inland and maritime gateways work as one to bring cargo closer to the customer, faster,” he added.
Commercial significance
The 150,000 TEU monthly figure is notable because inland dry ports typically handle a fraction of seaport volumes.
Therefore, achieving that throughput at an inland facility indicates Gulftainer has captured cargo consolidation and distribution activity that would otherwise occur at seaport terminals or be handled by third-party warehouses.
In addition, the 90-kilometre distance to Khorfakkan Port is the facility’s principal commercial advantage.
Khorfakkan sits on the Gulf of Oman, outside the Strait of Hormuz, giving cargo an alternative entry point that avoids transit through Hormuz.
Sharjah Dry Ports extends that gateway inland, allowing containers discharged at Khorfakkan to clear customs and be stored in Sajaa before onward distribution to Sharjah’s industrial zones and Northern Emirates markets.
The rebranding from Sajaa to Sharjah Dry Ports reflects the facility’s expanded role as a gateway for the Northern Emirates, serving manufacturing zones, distribution hubs and regional trade corridors.
Furthermore, the new name places Sharjah at the center of the facility’s positioning, aligning it with the emirate’s port network, including Khorfakkan Port, 90 kilometers away.
Finally, future rail connectivity would extend the facility’s reach beyond road-based distribution, potentially linking it to the Etihad Rail network and enabling container movement between Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and the Saudi border without road haulage.
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