Tag: Middle East

Aramex Inaugurates the Largest Documents Management Facility in the Region

Posted by | May 5, 2008 | |

ARAMEX unveiled its much-anticipated Infofort facility at a special ceremony in Jebel Ali Free Zone.

The AED 55 million (USD 13.61 million) centre was inaugurated by Mr Ibrahim Al Janahi, Senior Vice President, Commercial Sales, Jafza, Fadi Ghandour, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aramex, along with Georges Harfouche, Managing Director of InfoFort.

The pioneering facility is designed to serve InfoFort’s expanding document management client base. Through innovative record management solutions, the company has already enhanced the operational efficiency of thousands of business groups and banks across the region.

Since acquiring InfoFort in 2005 and DocMan in 2006, Aramex has benefited from the region’s trend toward outsourcing the management of data storage, as a growing number of companies look to specialists to take care of their physical and digital archiving needs.

Built on 20,000 square metres, the three-level compound includes 12,000 sqm of warehousing space and 4,500 sqm of temperature-controlled space, with an operational capacity to hold over 1.5 million boxes and 12 million files.

The center is also equipped with sophisticated safety and security systems, and has advanced scanning and sorting capabilities for the millions of documents it will house.

Over the past 3 years, Aramex has successfully transformed InfoFort to become the leading documents management solutions provider in the Middle East. The new mega-facility’s reach will extend across the GCC and MENA region, acting as an unmatched regional force for InfoFort’s network of Records Management Centers in Saudi, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.

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UPS Expedited introduced in seven countries across the Middle East

Posted by | May 1, 2008 | |

UPS announced the launch of UPS Expedited – a service specifically designed for customers with less urgent shipments to major international destinations, irrespective of size or volume.

UPS Expedited is the perfect balance between economy and reliability, and is a scheduled, day definite delivery service aimed at simplifying global trade for companies conducting business internationally.

Faster than traditional airfreight, UPS Expedited ensures door-to-door delivery in two to five days.

Exporting to more than 70 countries and territories worldwide, the service is available for one-time customers as well as account holders.

Other shipping services that UPS offers to the region are; UPS Express and UPS Express SaverSM, the ideal choice for urgent shipments.

UPS Express is a faster shipping service with guaranteed delivery by midday the next business day, throughout the world, while UPS Express Saver has guaranteed delivery by the end of your next business day.

With the addition of UPS Expedited, customers now have a range of tailored product offerings to choose from depending on their individual needs and service level requirements.

During 2007, the company delivered a record 3.97 billion packages; an average of 15.8 million per day.

UPS Expedited service is now available in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar.

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Kuwait: Privatisation best way to update postal system

Posted by | Apr 30, 2008 | |

Assistant Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Communication for Postal Sector Saud Abdulaziz Al-As’ousi said here Wednesday his country was working hard to update its postal system and introduce the latest technologies. “Kuwait has developed a vision for privatizing the postal system under the supervision of the Ministry of Communication,” he revealed in statements to KUNA on the sidelines of the 16th meeting of the Arab Standing Committee on Postal Services. “Privatization is the best solution for the problems of the post sector,” he pointed out. “Kuwait has developed a plan to modernize its 63 post offices thoroughly in order to better serve the citizens,” said Al-As’ousi who leads Kuwait delegation to the meeting.

“The three-day meeting mulled ways to reorganize the postal services in the Arab countries and separate between the posts of legislation, organization, and reform and development. “It probed the plan to initiate a pan-Arab database including all postal reforms, legislations and controls,” he disclosed. “The meeting also explored ways to promote postal exchanges among the Arab countries, and reviewed the measures aimed to combat money laundering and narcotics through postal systems. “The conferees set up a panel to organize the celebrations marking the development of the Arab postal systems.

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Emirates Post, India Post launch e-money order service to Kerala

Posted by | Apr 27, 2008 | |

Emirates Post and India Post yesterday launched an electronic international money order facility between the United Arab Emirates and Kerala, fulfilling a long-standing demand of expatriates for an affordable electronic money transfer service.

A bulk of the estimated Rs250 billion which Non-resident Keralites (NRKs) send home annually comes through banks and money transfer operators at present. A sizeable chunk of the remittances also come through illegal channels.

The facility launched by Kerala Circle Post-Master General Uday Balakrishnan is expected to benefit the low-income group, who constitute about 90 per cent of more than half a million Malayalees working in the UAE.

The e-money order launched in alliance with Emirates Post envisages delivering money at the customer’s doorstep.

It uses the Universal Postal Union’s secure International Financial System for the purpose.

The maximum remittance allowed per person is 12 in a calendar year, while the maximum amount that can be sent is USD 5000 or its equivalent. MOs up to Rs20, 000 will be delivered to the customer in cash within two days.

Amounts between Rs20, 001 and Rs50, 000 will be paid from the post office counter and those exceeding Rs50,000 by cheque, the official said. Emirates Post will charge 11 dirhams for ‘window’ delivery per transaction and 14 dirhams for door delivery in India.

The e-money order facility has also been launched at 46 head post offices in the four metros of New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. 1 INR = 0.0249476 USD

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