Tag: Middle East

Q-Post signs pact with Doha bank

Posted by | Jun 11, 2007 | |

Q-POST and Doha Bank yesterday signed an agreement under which the post office would print, develop and envelop the bank’s monthly statement to be delivered to its customers.

The Q-Post chairman Ali Mohamed al-Ali said that the new arrangement would enable the bank to deliver the monthly statement in less than 24 hours after it was prepared and enveloped at the General Post Office.

Usually, the same job would have taken anywhere between four to seven days, he said.
The Q-Post chairman said the corporation had earlier handled the distribution of Doha Bank’s ATM and Visa cards.

Al-Ali said the handling of monthly statements called for more confidentiality and security and this was one of the reasons why Q-Post was chosen.

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Emirates SkyCargo offers new services to Africa and Subcontinent

Posted by | Jun 10, 2007 | |

The new routes service busy destinations Colombo, Delhi, and Entebbe and will operate on SkyCargo’s A310-300F’s with a capacity of 36,500 kgs.

Freighter services to Delhi, introduced on May 24th will operate on Thursdays. Outbound from Dubai to Delhi the route is expected to deliver telecommunication equipment while imports are expected to include finished leather and garments and Indian domestic products.

The Colombo service which was launched on 13th of May will operate twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays. Outbound service to Colombo will carry personal effects and general cargo motor spare parts while inbound cargo will consist of garments and vegetables and fish, much of which will go on to Europe.

Finally, the new operations will include a second frequency to Entebbe on Saturdays via Nairobi. Outbound from Dubai the services will carry mainly personal effects while inbound freight will consist of fish and vegetables for Europe.

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Ahmed Balhaif appointed Deputy CEO of Empost Warehousing and Land Transportation

Posted by | Jun 10, 2007 | |

Empost, the UAE’s leading integrated courier, freight forwarding and logistics company, announced the appointment of Ahmed Balhaif as the deputy CEO of its Warehousing and Land Transport Division.

The appointment comes in the wake of Empost’s ambitious expansion plans to become the region’s leading service provider. With the freight forwarding and logistics industry witnessing a substantial boom in the region, Empost announced its entry into the field with the introduction of a dedicated Cargo and Logistics division. Since then Empost has been engaged in implementing various strategies to boost the company’s expansion plans.

The appointment of Ahmed Balhaif, an experienced campaigner in the industry, is another positive step through which Empost aims to build a highly professional unit that will epitomise quality and customer satisfaction.

Ahmed, a graduate in Business Administration, prior to joining Empost was the Operations Director with Emirates Post. Ahmed’s eight years tenure with Emirates Post has helped him understand the various facets of the postal and courier industry. He feels that the new responsibility vested on him will be a great opportunity to further enhance his experience and knowledge within the freight forwarding and logistics field. Ahmed said “It is a challenging phase for me and I am confident of taking Empost to greater heights”.

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Saudi Post’s parcel service wins laurels

Posted by | Jun 3, 2007 | |

Saudi Post (SP) through its Express Mail and Parcels Administration has launched a new service called “Indian Par Ex,” which is dedicated to the Indian expatriate community who will now be able to send parcels to India at SR6 a kilo.

SP also guarantees parcel will be delivered in a maximum of 12 days and in case of delay, the corporation will refund people’s money along with the cost of parcel’s contents. In addition, parcels costing less than SR800 do not need to pay custom fees.

According to a Saudi Post official, sending parcels to India used to cost SR119 per parcel and that it used to sometimes take around 15 days for the parcels to reach their destinations. He added that Indians send around 300 parcels annually and so SP decided to offer competitive prices.

Saudi Post also recently won an award at the 8th World Mail Awards 2007, which was held in the Novotel London West Hotel. SP Post won the award in the “Transformation” category for the creation of its Naqel carrier.

According to Saudi Post President Dr. Muhammad Bantan, the king approved the Naqel project last October, which now serves 5,000 cities and villages in the Kingdom via 6,000 branches.

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