Tag: Middle East

World Mail, Express & Air Cargo Expo Middle East & Africa to be held in Dubai

Posted by | Jan 26, 2005 | |

Dubai will re-confirm its position as a key global trader in March by hosting The World Mail, Express & Air Cargo Expo Middle East & Africa, the first conference led exhibition of its kind to be staged in the region. Leading global organisations such as Deutsche Post, DHL, FedEx, Emirates Post and Emirates SkyCargo will address major postal, express and air freight issues. A major topic to be covered includes the liberalisation of the postal sector, a mammoth task for an industry which last year delivered 204 billion pieces of mail globally and employs six million people in India alone. Organised by Streamline Marketing and Triangle Management and taking place at the Dubai International Convention Centre from 1-2 March, The World Mail, Express & Air Cargo Expo is being held under the patronage of Sultan Saeed Al Mansoori, the UAE Minister of Communications and Chairman of Emirates Post, who will speak at the opening of the conference.

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Q-Post inks QR22m deal for mail sorting system

Posted by | Dec 16, 2004 | |

Qatar’s General Postal Corporation (Q-Post) yesterday signed a QR22m agreement with Germany’s industrial giant Siemens for the installation of a state-of-the-art electronic mail sorting system. The two-piece system is expected to be commissioned by June 2006, in time for the Asian Games that will be hosted by Doha, the Q-Post Chairman, Ali Mohammad Al Ali, said.

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DHL expands in Abu Dhabi

Posted by | Sep 20, 2004 | |

DHL is expanding its operations in Abu Dhabi with an investment of more than USD1m, including its first retail outlet in Al Muhairy Mall and new airside facilities at Abu Dhabi International Airport. DHL’s courier and freight capacity has grown by 350 per cent in the past few years and the company claims a 42 per cent market share in the UAE.

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DHL UAE appoints new Abu Dhabi head office GM

Posted by | Sep 16, 2004 | |

DHL UAE, the Emirates’ leading air express and logistics supplier, has appointed Neil Kuschel as General Manager of its new Dhs 3.5 million Abu Dhabi head office. “The new head office is a direct response to DHL’s exceptional business growth of 118% in the UAE capital over the last 18-months. Much of this demand has come from major corporate customers asking DHL to fulfil their supply chain logistics challenges,” said David Wild, General Manager, DHL, UAE.
“Neil has played a significant part in increasing sales in Dubai and in 2003 was responsible for the highest telesales growth in the region. He has worked throughout the region with DHL for over six years and is more than equipped to ensure this new head office will be an outstanding success.”

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Home delivery of mail on the cards in Saudi Arabia

Posted by | Sep 1, 2004 | |

Postal articles such as letters and parcels will be delivered at the doorsteps of houses and companies shortly as the Saudi Postal Corporation has given final touches to the project in a major move to modernize the service. It requires all institutions and housing units in the country to provide their full addresses to help postal officials deliver the letters without difficulty. “The service will be introduced shortly after a large-scale media campaign aimed at informing Saudis and foreign residents on the need to provide their full addresses” to make the project a success, Al-Riyadh Arabic daily said, adding that the corporation has prepared the maps required for launching the landmark project.

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