Tag: Middle East

New Al Quoz facility boosts DHL business in UAE

Posted by | Jul 28, 2007 | |

DHL’s new Al Quoz distribution centre has grown its volume of business by 25 percent in the six months since it was opened, reported the world’s leading express and logistics company.

DHL has invested AED 5 million in the development and re-engineering of the state of the art facility, which will soon become the company’s third TAPA A certified depot.

‘This facility is our 26th location in the UAE and demonstrates how our expansion plan is focused on anticipating and meeting the growing needs of our customers,’ said Geoff Walsh, Operations Manager, DHL UAE. ‘This 25 percent growth in the volume of shipments clearly suggests we are aiming in the right directions to further enhance our market leading position,’ added Walsh.

The new distribution centre provides additional capacity and offers more efficiency in handling and managing the needs of DHL’s customer base in the UAE and across the region. It has 1,200 sq metres of operations space and sorting capacity of 5,000 shipments per day and serves as a main distribution centre for DHL’s network in Dubai covering Karama, Bur Dubai, Sheik Zayed Road, Al Quoz, Jumeirah, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and Dubai Investment Park.

‘Al Quoz was chosen as the location because of its centralised position, with easy access to some of Dubai’s fastest growing areas. It has also helped us decrease the amount of time our vehicles spend on the road, therefore contributing to a decrease in traffic congestion,’ Walsh added.

Al Quoz facility also comprises a Strategic Parts Centre (SPC) which provides value-added logistics services such as storage, inventory management, order processing, co-packing, kitting and quality testing. In addition, it allows more rapid and accurate sorting of customers’ materials using sophisticated warehouse management, shipping and international technology platforms.

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Nour Suliman assigned new general country manager for DHL in Saudi Arabia

Posted by | Jul 25, 2007 | |

After remarkable growth by 22.30 percent in first half of this yearAs part of DHL’s continuous plan of expanding and growing business in Saudi Arabia, the world’s leading express and logistics company, today announced the appointment of Mr. Nour Suliman as the new General Country Manager in the Kingdom.

Considering the ever-growing demand on the logistics services and the huge potential of the transportation and logistics market in the Kingdom, Mr. Suliman will take the responsibility of driving the efforts towards developing the service portfolio offered by DHL in Saudi Arabia.

Commenting on his new mission, Suliman said: “I’m honored to move to the biggest and one of the fastest growing markets in the region. Certainly my new position in Saudi Arabia will bring about its challenges of the Saudi market being completely different from other markets across the region in terms of volume, customer needs or high-rhymed growth”.

DHL’s expansion strategy, Suliman added, puts the Saudi market on its top priorities due to its volume and growth. “The economical boom the in Kingdom imposes great challenges on the logistics and transportation industry that should go in-line with this boom. It also addresses the growing needs of the industrial and commercial sectors to top-notch logistical and transportation services”, Suliman explained.

DHL has scored remarkable growth in its shipment and logistical business estimated at 22.30 percent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last year. This growth positions DHL as one of the most growing companies in the Saudi logistics market.

After joining the customer service department at DHL in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 1978, Suliman occupied several senior management positions in different DHL locations including Egypt, KSA, UAE and Kingdom of Bahrain. With over 29-year experience, Suliman is one of the industry veterans across the region.

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Postal Co. extends Western Union pact

Posted by | Jul 25, 2007 | |

The Israel Postal Company and Western Union, a leading provider of global money transfer services, said last Tuesday 24th they extended their cooperation agreement under which Western Union money transfers have been available at over 500 post office branches around the country for the last 15 years.

“The Israel Postal Company provides a wide range of services to a large base of customers. The loyalty of our customers is due to a high level of customer satisfaction with the post and with the Western Union Money Transfer service, which we are very proud of being able to offer exclusively in Israel,” said Baruch Tepper, Postal Bank director.

Together with its affiliates, Orlandi Valuta and Vigo, Western Union provides consumers with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, as well as send payments and make purchases.

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GCC postal depts to benefit from joint contract

Posted by | Jul 24, 2007 | |

Postal corporations in the GCC hope to save up to 25 per cent as they jointly awarded a contract to supply plastic bags and envelopes to a Saudi Arabian company. A joint regional committee set up under the auspices of the GCC Secretariat General decided the procurement of these supplies after a bidding process in which many regional firms took part.

The Saudi company won the contract. The products to be supplied match international standards. The joint committee was headed by Qatar.

Qatar Post’s head of finance, Jassem Al Suwaidi, presided over the meet. Kuwait did not attend it.

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DHL appoints Nour Suliman as new General Country Manager for SNAS/DHL in Saudi Arabia

Posted by | Jul 23, 2007 | |

As part of DHL’s continuous plan of expanding and growing business in Saudi Arabia, DHL announced the appointment of Mr. Nour Suliman as the new General Country Manager in the Kingdom.

Considering the ever-growing demand on the logistics services and the huge potential of the transportation and logistics market in the Kingdom, Mr. Suliman will take the responsibility of driving the efforts towards developing the service portfolio offered by DHL in Saudi Arabia.

DHL’s expansion strategy, Suliman added, puts the Saudi market on its top priorities due to its volume and growth.

DHL has scored remarkable growth in its shipment and logistical business estimated at 22.30 percent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last year. This growth positions DHL as one of the most growing companies in the Saudi logistics market.

After joining the customer service department at DHL in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 1978, Suliman occupied several senior management positions in different DHL locations including Egypt, KSA, UAE and Kingdom of Bahrain. With over 29-year experience, Suliman is one of the industry veterans across the region.

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