Tag: UAE

Logistics road network to link ME and Europe

Posted by | Oct 22, 2006 | |

TNT Express, an international express delivery company plans to link the Middle East with the European market through the road network. The cargo major is expanding its presence to Syria and Lebanon by the end of this year and then links it with Turkey.
The move comes as TNT develops its Middle East Road Network (MERN), starting with its ‘Day Definite’ service, which guarantees customers the exact number of days to delivery.
Speaking to Khaleej Times, Rodney Ellis, TNT Express’s Commercial & marketing Manager , Gulf says, “the road network is the backbone of TNT’s regional strategy and we plan to launch routes linking the Gulf countries with the wider Middle East and Europe next year.”

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Emirates Post gears to host UPU Strategy Conference 'Dubai 2006'

Posted by | Oct 19, 2006 | |

This is the first Strategy Conference to be held outside Switzerland, and will be attended by expert speakers and VIP participants, including Ministers, from 130 UPU member countries at Grand Hyatt Dubai.

After several months of preparations, Emirates Post is set to host the biggest gathering of heads of global postal corporations and experts from the mail industry at the UPU Strategy Conference to be held in Dubai from November 14 to 16, 2006, under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President & Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. Mr. Al Daboos said the conference will discuss several new areas that are becoming part of the new postal set-up, including logistics, remittances, supply chain management, financial services, express, direct marketing and e-Services.

‘This will be a paperless conference to reflect the increasing adoption of Information Technology by postal corporations,’ said Mr. Daboos. ‘Posts are increasingly using technology for track and trace, mail receipt intimation, inquiries, etc. The conference will focus on postal sector’s strategy to go beyond posts. One of the key topics of discussion will be e-commerce which is gaining acceptance across the world.’

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Interview – Aramex aims to be world's number 5 express operator

Posted by | Oct 9, 2006 | |

Aramex, the Middle East-based independent express company, aims to grow into the world’s fifth-largest express operator through selective acquisitions and by expanding its partner network, a senior executive told CEP-Research.

Although the “Big Four” – DHL, FedEx, UPS and TNT – were clearly “in the premier league”, Aramex wanted to head the “second division” of regional players, Adrian Horsley, Vice-President Express Services, said on the sidelines of last week’s Asia Pacific Mail & Express 2006 conference in Singapore.

The Jordan-based and Dubai-listed company expects its 2006 revenues to grow to US$330 million from USD232 million in 2005, largely due to acquisitions of smaller freight companies in the Middle East and Europe over the last year, Horsley said. In 2005, it generated about 55% of revenues from international and domestic express transport, and about 33% from freight forwarding. The company, whose key markets are the Middle East and India, has some 260 offices in 45 countries in total.

“Our mission is to be recognized as the fifth-largest global distribution player by 2008. With the Global Distribution Alliance, Aramex has a true global international express distribution system that is 95% managed and controlled by us,” Horsley declared.

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Emirates Post to spend up to USD500 million on Asia acquisitions

Posted by | Oct 4, 2006 | |

Emirates Post will put a strong focus on Asia under its “aggressive” international expansion strategy, according to director general Abdulla Al Daboos. The Dubai-based company is ready to spend about USD400 – USD500 million on acquisitions in a bid to become an important regional player, he told participants at the Asia Pacific Mail & Express 2006 conference in Singapore this week.

Outlining the organisation’s growth strategy, Al Daboos commented: “This means buying, like everybody else”. Emirates Post currently has three ‘due diligences’ under way in India, two in the UK and one other in Europe, he revealed. It is also looking at China. The fast-growing postal operator is looking in particular at courier and freight forwarding companies, he said.

An Emirates Post Group holding company would be formed shortly, and a 49% stake would then be floated on the Dubai stock exchange, Al Daboos said. He aims to raise about USD1 billion from the IPO.

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Door delivery of postal mail likely in Dubai soon

Posted by | Sep 5, 2006 | |

Door to door delivery of postal mail in the emirate may not be a distant dream for Dubai residents. A proposal to introduce the system was discussed at a high-level meeting organised by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) at the Dubai Municipality headquarters yesterday.

Those attending the meeting discussed the feasibility of a new postal address system with other relevant public sector departments including Etisalat, Empost, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dubai Police and Civil Defence. RTA proposed a new public address system which will enable residents to receive mail and utility bills etc. at their doorstep. Under the proposed new system, all name plates on buildings across the emirate will have to specify the specific building number, community number and street number.

According to Badar Al Siri, RTA’s Traffic Department Director and Chairman of Road Naming and Numbering Project Committee, the new public address system would be introduced soon.

“We have covered about 70 per cent of the emirate already by giving numbers and names for streets and buildings. We are currently working to cover the rest of the areas. The new system will be good for residents as well as companies. This will help the companies to trace the correct spot of the residents thus both parties to save time,” he said.

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