16 November 2008
Dubai-based Jafza International revealed its master plan for a North American "gateway" to be located in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
The county is blessed by its proximity to two major interstates and its equidistance to Charleston and Columbia.
The announcement was made earlier this week in a former cinema not far from the city's downtown.
The $600 million (Dh2.2 billion) project - Jafza's first in the Western Hemisphere - will be built out in five phases. Work will begin in the second half of 2009, said Steven Eames, Vice-President of Operations for Jafza Americas.
He said Jafza would meet the timeline for development.
By the time the development is complete, Eames said Jafza believes as many as 3,000 people will be employed at the site, with another 2,500 jobs anticipated statewide at companies doing business with its clients. About 660,000 containers will come through the site with about 350,000 leaving the site on an annual basis.
Dubai-based Jafza International revealed its master plan for a North American "gateway" to be located in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
The county is blessed by its proximity to two major interstates and its equidistance to Charleston and Columbia.
The announcement was made earlier this week in a former cinema not far from the city's downtown.
The $600 million (Dh2.2 billion) project - Jafza's first in the Western Hemisphere - will be built out in five phases. Work will begin in the second half of 2009, said Steven Eames, Vice-President of Operations for Jafza Americas.
He said Jafza would meet the timeline for development.
By the time the development is complete, Eames said Jafza believes as many as 3,000 people will be employed at the site, with another 2,500 jobs anticipated statewide at companies doing business with its clients. About 660,000 containers will come through the site with about 350,000 leaving the site on an annual basis.
By Dan McCue
© Emirates Business 24/7 2008
