Proffit says mail/express alliances are ‘key driven’ in Dubai World plan
- Friday, 09 February 2007
THE HEAD of Dubai Logistics City (DLC) says the increasing number of global mail-express alliances is a key driver in the Gulf’s logistics industry growth.
DLC is the first phase of the giant Dubai World Central (DWC) — a 140 square kilometre urban aviation community being built in Jebel Ali and eventually home to 750,000 people.
Addressing the recent fifth World Mail, Express and Logistics conference in Dubai, Michael Proffitt, chief executive officer of DLC stressed how his company — the core component of the world’s first truly integrated logistics and multi-modal transport platform — has a clear case for alliances in the multi-trillion dollar world mail/express industry to seriously look at Dubai’s hub proposition.
“DLC has all the ingredients and infrastructure required for express and logistics providers — especially integrators, to set up shop in the emirate,” he claimed. “With supply chains getting longer and product life-cycles shorter, there is a need to ensure that these alliances — and mail and parcel-related services — have a one-stop shop for the transport, storage and distribution of physical goods.
“DLC’s transit hub proposition, with a four-hour sea-air connectivity to ensure on-time delivery within intercontinental supply chains, and air-air transport that connects remote sources with core world markets will benefit alliances, like mail-express-logistics leader US$60 billion Deutsche Post-Excel, to profitably grow its business.”
DLC will have a dedicated area for express companies and integrators within its 25 square kilometres — one of the world’s largest logistics hubs. Along with the world’s biggest airport — Dubai World Central International (JXB) — it’s claimed that DLC, together with Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone and JXB, combines all transportation modes, logistics and value-added services such as product manufacturing and assembly, in a single-bonded free zone environment.
“Over 100 companies have already reserved land within DLC and some of the world’s major logistics players have already concluded land lease agreements to operate their own facilities at DLC,” said Proffitt. “These include Aramex, Danzas AEI Emirates LLC, Kuehne and Nagel and Panalpina.”
DLC is expected to be operational by the end of next year.
