Logistics Hub Strategy of the GCC Countries and Policy Implications: with a Focus on Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Abstract

The aim of this research is to review strategic policies on creating a logistics hub in the GCC which includes infrastructure and hinterland development, and to suggest government policies to enhance industrial and logistics cooperation between Korea and GCC countries. In particular, logistics hub policies being promoted in Saudi Arabia and UAE are analysed as case studies to elicit implications for bilateral cooperation policies in the logistics sector. By doing this, it will be emphasized that a logistics hub strategy of the GCC countries should be understood as industrial policies to diversify their economic structure by expanding the private sector.