Tag: UAE

Empost signs agreement with Emirates Technologies for domestic and international courier services

Posted by | Mar 4, 2006 | |

Empost, the UAE’s national courier service, recently signed an agreement with Emirates Technologies to meet all domestic and international courier requirements of the UAE based technology solution provider. ‘This partnership gives Empost an excellent opportunity to provide our entire range of cost-effective courier services that will ensure timely and secure delivery of documents. Our agreement with Emirates Technologies comes at a time when we are stepping up our focus on expanding our client base in the private sector, and the addition of Emirates Technologies to this list adds a lot of value to our portfolio,’ said Sultan Al Midfa. ‘Our partnership will certainly be mutually beneficial as we can be assured of the highest quality of technical support and assistance we would require for the electronic services we will be launching at a later stage,’ he added.

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DHL announces Import Express Programme for Middle East customers

Posted by | Mar 1, 2006 | |

DHL Middle East today launched a major strategic initiative focused on DHL Import Express, a unique, all-inclusive, door-to-door service for expediting imports to the Middle East and between third countries. Import Express enables customers to send or receive documents and packages of any size, weight or value to and from over 210 countries – packaged in one simple solution using just one company, one currency and one invoice.

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Emirates Post and Iran Post to boost collaboration in IT, money transfer, parcel and mail hub services

Posted by | Feb 27, 2006 | |

Emirates Post and Iran Post have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that focuses on increased cooperation in IT, money transfer, parcel delivery and mail hub services. The MoU was signed by Mr. Mohammed Hassan Mohebiyan, Chairman of the Board & Managing Director, Iran Post, and Mr. Abdulla Al Daboos, Director General, Emirates Post, in Tehran. A separate MoU was signed with Mr. Mahmoud Hassan Zadeh, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Post Bank of Iran, to promote money transfer between the two countries.

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DHL sees no major growth in express business in UAE

Posted by | Feb 15, 2006 | |

DHL said yesterday it was not expecting significant growth in its core express delivery business in the UAE this year. The company delivers some 13,000 packages a day in the country and claims a 42 per cent market share in the express segment. “Growth in the express business is not going to be significant. But we are expecting overall growth in the UAE,” the company’s country manager David Wild told Gulf News. He said DHL’s road freight business is growing strongly in the UAE. DHL employs 500 people and operates 115 vehicles.

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ARAMEX acquires a leading Egyptian freight forwarding company

Posted by | Feb 11, 2006 | |

ARAMEX has announced that it has acquired Egypt-based Freight Professionals, a leading freight forwarding company specializing in air and sea freight.
With this acquisition, ARAMEX will consolidate its presence in Egypt as a major player providing a full, multi-modal transportation link to every country in the world as well as full coverage of the domestic local market. Operational since 1995, Freight Professionals employs 86 people and has offices at Alexandria’s and Cairo’s Airports as well as at Port Said, in addition to its main offices in Cairo. The company also provides customs brokerage services in the respective ports. Mr. Fadi Ghandour, President and Chief Executive Officer of ARAMEX, said: ‘The decision to acquire this excellent freight forwarding company fits perfectly within our strategic direction of solidifying and expanding our presence in the region. Freight Professionals provides us with a clear competitive advantage in the Egyptian market, adding new expertise, specifically in Sea Freight. The synergy of Freight Professionals with ARAMEX in Egypt is strong and will help us provide the market with complete supply chain solutions.’

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