Sharjah Inland Container Depot was opened in April 2004. It is strategically situated on the edge of the Sharjah city next to the Dubai border and close to the Emirates highway with easy access to the Sharjah industrial areas and direct links to the East Coast and other industrial areas of the UAE. All Sharjah and Northern Emirates containers from K.C.T. are received at and distributed from SICD.
 
The SICD is constructed to the highest standards containing offices, warehousing, L.C.L. facilities, workshops and a Container Repair facility (under development). The depot covers an area of 150,000 square metres and is capable of stacking 18000 TEUs. There are 200 reefer points. The facility is equipped with the latest technology, advanced mobile container handling equipment and controlled by a state-of-the-art, sub-second response computer system resulting in quicker delivery times to our customers.
 
To enable the depot to be a "one stop shop" there are customs and health facilities on site, as well as agency offices of the major shipping lines. Therefore, processing the clearance and receipt of your cargo could not be easier.
 
In addition, a container freight station has also been established to handle container stripping / stuffing and L.C.L. cargoes. A facility to carry out container repairs, inspections and washing is in the process of being introduced.
 
The first phase of the SICD expansion plan has already been completed with the construction of 11 warehouses providing over 90,000 square feet of secure, insulated covered storage.