Tag: Middle East

DHL USA delivers the spirit of the holiday season to U.S. troops in the Middle East

Posted by | Nov 28, 2007 | |

DHL is partnering with local communities in New York and Southern California to deliver live holiday trees and decorations to U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East through DHL’s annual Trees for Troops charitable program. Since 2004, DHL’s Trees for Troops program has collected and shipped thousands of holiday trees, lights, ornaments, menorahs and messages of support to the brave men and women serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bahrain and Kuwait.

This year, local businesses, organizations, private citizens and nurseries on the east and west coasts of the country will join forces with DHL in donating and delivering 750 trees and holiday decorations overseas. DHL will host official send-off events for this year’s Trees for Troops shipments on December 3rd in New York and on December 7th in Riverside, Calif.

DHL launched its annual Trees for Troops program in December 2004, when Jim Adelis, a New York businessman whose son was stationed in Iraq at the time, reached out to DHL to assist in transporting a shipment of trees to the Middle East. In November and December 2004, with the help of the U.S. Army Reserve 77th Regional Readiness Command, Dee’s Nursery and the local New York metro community, DHL delivered two shipments featuring a total of 135 trees and holiday decorations from JFK to troops stationed at Camp Anaconda in Balad, Iraq.

DHL was the first international air express carrier to provide service to Iraq and Afghanistan following the lifting of sanctions and operates the most extensive logistics service into these countries. DHL announced the start of operations to Afghanistan in March 2002 and Iraq in March 2003.

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DHL inaugurates EEMEA aviation regional head office in Bahrain

Posted by | Nov 28, 2007 | |

The inauguration follows the transfer of two of DHL’s main aviation services centres from Africa and Europe to Bahrain allowing the company to focus more on the customers’ needs.

The move entailed the operations of the Harare and Brussels-based centres being merged and relocated to Bahrain, to serve the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe (EEMEA) from one central base.

Prior to July 2007, EEMEA Aviation functioned as three independent areas and was broken down as follows: Sub Sahara Africa, Middle East and Commonwealth Independent States, Eastern Europe and North Africa (CISEENA).

‘The centralization will allow DHL Aviation EEMEA to focus more on the customers’ needs, with the company able to react quicker to market demands with an in-depth concentration on Customer Operations, Key Accounts and General Sales’, McEwen added.

In the EEMEA region, DHL operates 44 aircraft flying approximately 54,000 block hours annually. It is a diversified and complex region with a large geographical area to service, which requires a viable mix of aircraft and flexibility in scheduling.

The Middle East aviation network operates 16 aircraft, and extends to at least 20 cities in the area that include Jeddah, Dubai, Doha, Kuwait, Baghdad, Lahore, and Kabul.

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DHL Express Freight rules Middle East to Europe roadway

Posted by | Nov 27, 2007 | |

DHL announced it has enhanced its Express Freight service to offer customers an innovative and competitive road solution across the Middle East into Europe.

As part of the enhancement DHL has added extra lanes to its regional network in Turkey, Syria, Yemen and Iran. In addition, DHL has added 50 vehicles to its road fleet bringing the total to 111 DHL road network vehicles comprising 31 DHL vehicles, 30 dedicated partner vehicles and an additional 50 new dedicated partner vehicles. The fleet will also be supported by over 35 additional trailers. The investment into the new fleet is set to enhance the overall service and capacity across the Middle East road network to ensure DHL maintains its leadership position in the region.

The specialised freight service offers customers a 24/7 door to door customs clearance service on a daily basis, including holidays such as Eid and Ramadan. It offers a competitive all inclusive dollars per kilo price with no hidden charges, and with bonded trucking it means customers pay only a single duty payment. A cheaper alternative to air freight, DHL Express Freight offers a two to five day definite transit time service in the Middle East.

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Saudi mobile market set to grow by 130pc

Posted by | Nov 27, 2007 | |

Mobile telephone penetration in Saudi Arabia is expected to grow 130 per cent in the next five years, according to a report by HSBC on the performance of Mobily (Etihad Etisalat) in the Kingdom after two years in operation.

The country is regarded as one of the most attractive markets in the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) region with penetration rates among the lowest at 82 per cent of the population for mobile as of first half of 2006, and just 2 per cent for broadband penetration, the report said.

The report explained that as the largest and richest market in the region, its strong macroeconomic factors such as high GDP per capita, rising income levels and a relatively young, fast-growing population should guarantee relatively decent growth in communication spending.

It added that a reduction in handset prices and tariff rebalancing as a result of the ongoing liberalisation of the telecoms markets should also further boost usage and demand for services.

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Bahrain is taking a lead in the Gulf region for smooth management of money transfers.

Posted by | Nov 24, 2007 | |

Bahrain is taking a lead in the Gulf region for smooth management of money transfers.
The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain, HE Anwar Khalifa Al Sadah met with IAMTN CEO Lady Olga Maitland at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Manama following a conference on money laundering.

In the course of his remarks Mr. Al Sadah discussed the regulatory regime established by the Central Bank which is having an impact on the huge market of money transfers.

He told Lady Olga,” We are pleased that with Bahrain established as a financial centre, our regulatory regime is now well established. We work closely with the compliance officers in local banks as well as the money service businesses. As a result we feel that we have made headway in a challenging area.”

Also present was Michael Lee, CEO of Ithmaar Bank, Bahrain.

He agreed with Mr al Sadah, “We are fortunate that the Central Bank of Bahrain is the most seasoned regulatory authority in the region.

In his presentation to the conference he added:

“Each country should establish serious penalties such as monetary fines to ensure the effectiveness of the compliance regime. The Central Bank, investment regulators, and other supervisory agencies.together with the criminal enforcement agencies, need to educate the private sector as to possible abuse.”

Says Lady Olga,”With such a buoyant market in money transfers; monies moving in many forms from cash to formal payments via money service businesses or banks, it takes particular energy to try to maintain the highest possible standards.”

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