Logistics
Offering unparalleled connectivity
between Sharjah and Dubai, S.P.O.T
services can be availed at the
crossroads of the E311 highway and
Maliha Road.
S.P.O.T offers the fastest transit times
and lowest service costs to deliver cargo
north of Al Barsha area, as well as end-
to-end connectivity across the UAE. Its
strategic location, just 10 minutes from
the E311 highway and 15 minutes from
the E611 highway, enables a reduction
of delivery costs from port to door by as
much as 80 percent.
Complementing the cost and time
savings, the port offers enhanced online
customs clearance, 24-hour access to
major roads, as well as a state-of-the-
art facility for on-site cargo inspection,
quality sampling and testing services at
the importer’s premises.
Fred Castonguay, Group Chief
Operating Officer at Gulftainer, said:
“Today we are taking further steps
in transforming our business on a
structural level and simplifying how we
go to market, allowing us to provide
more need-based solutions and greater
convenience to our customers. This
new offering is set to establish new
benchmarks in Gulftainer’s current
operations portfolio. In addition to its
highly accessible strategic location,
customers now have the flexibility to
complete inspections in their warehouse
via a phone call and easily clear their
cargo.”
He added: “S.P.O.T geographically
positions cargo in the heart of the UAE’s
commercial operations, significantly
cutting down on delivery time and final
mile cost. In fact, over 75 per cent of
the UAE’s local cargo base is closer
to S.P.O.T than to any other port in the
UAE. Consequently, customers can
minimise time, trucking costs, as well as
the environmental impact of their cargo
deliveries.”
Several shipping lines have already
expressed their interest to benefit from
the strategic placement and value-
added offerings of S.P.O.T and secure
vessel calls at the Khorfakkan Cargo
Terminal (KCT). S.P.O.T will serve as an
inland extension of this seaport terminal.
LOGISTICS
Aramex Resolves to Sell
its 60% Stake in Joint
Venture with Australia
Post for US $20 Million
A
ramex (DFM: ARMX), the leading
global provider of comprehensive
logistics and transportation solutions,
announces today its Board of Directors’
approval to sell its 60% stake in its
joint venture with Australia Post,
“Aramex Global Solutions (AGS)”, to
Australia Post, for US $20 million. The
decision to sell came as a mutually
agreed transaction that will allow both
organizations to independently execute
their strategic growth in the booming
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