UAE-based Mohebi Logistics, a leading vertically integrated supply chain management company in the Middle East, has broken ground on its new Dh550-million ($150 million) facility at Dubai World Central (DWC).

A subsidiary of Mohebi Investments and an affiliate of Zainal Mohebi Holdings based in Dubai, Mohebi Logistics said the new centre will come up on a 206,000-sq-m area. It is due for completion by the end of 2016.

The facility comes as part of an overall Dh1-billion ($272 million) investment that Mohebi Investments has earmarked to establish its logistics unit as a major regional player.

It will encompass the Zainal Mohebi Holdings corporate office and a storage capacity of 180,000 pallet positions, more than doubling the company’s existing storage and logistics capabilities.