Aramex has launched a logistics service dedicated to data centre infrastructure, covering shipments of power and cooling equipment, AI racks, network hardware and spare parts. Called Aramex Data Center Logistics, the service became operational on 1 November 2026 across the GCC, Southeast Asia and Taiwan, as well as the southern United States. It is designed to manage shipments from manufacturing facilities through customs clearance and transportation to final delivery and placement inside data centres.
The launch comes as data centre construction and AI infrastructure projects place increasingly demanding requirements on logistics providers. Equipment such as transformers and chillers can have lead times of a year or more, requiring deliveries to be coordinated with construction schedules. AI racks also present specific handling challenges: a single crated unit can weigh around 1.75 metric tonnes, carry a value of several million dollars and be subject to export controls.
Aramex said the service brings several stages of the logistics process under a single operating structure, rather than splitting responsibility between freight forwarders, customs brokers, heavy-haul transport providers and installation teams.
The offering covers four areas:
- Construction equipment: Transportation of transformers, switchgear, generators and chillers, including oversized and heavy cargo, with deliveries coordinated against project schedules.
- Computing infrastructure: International transportation of AI racks and network equipment from manufacturing centres in Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Mexico, the US and Europe, using charter flights or secure road transport where required.
- Data centre handling: White-glove handling at receiving facilities, including unloading, unpacking and placement of equipment in data halls.
- Aftermarket support: Delivery of spare parts and replacement equipment, as well as returns, once facilities are operational.
For AI rack shipments, the company will use sensors sealed inside the crates to monitor shock, tilt, temperature and humidity during transit. The process is intended to provide shipment visibility from the factory through to handover at the data centre.
The service builds on Aramex’s experience in freight forwarding, customs clearance and project logistics. The company said its GCC operations are supported by a network of more than 7,000 employees, alongside its stations, warehouses, trucks and customs teams across the region.
In Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, the US and Europe, Aramex teams work directly with equipment manufacturers to coordinate shipments at both origin and destination.
Amadou Diallo, Group Chief Executive Officer of Aramex, said: “A data center is only as fast as its slowest delivery. The companies building AI capacity work to dates that cannot move, with equipment made on one continent and installed on another. Moving that cargo across borders, on time and intact, is exactly what Aramex is built for. Data Center Logistics puts that strength behind one of the most demanding build-outs of our time, and marks an important step in Aramex’s growth as a global logistics company.”
The service is aimed at data centre developers and operators, construction contractors, and manufacturers of power, cooling and computing equipment.
