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PAGE 10Danzas opens its largest logistics facility in JafzaSeeks to cater to clients’ needs more efficiently from its new facilityand Enver Moretti, CEO and President,EMA Region, DHL Global Forwarding.The event was attended by Salma Hareb,CEO of Economic Zones World, businessleaders and distinguished customersfrom the region.Danzas AEI Emirates LLC is a joint venturebetween the Al Tayer Group LCC andDHL Management Ltd, a subsidiaryof Deutsche Post World Net. With theglobal freight market set to reachUS$1.4 trillion by 2020, andGulf imports and exports reachingUS$ 320 billion at the end of 2008, thenew facility is an essential addition tothe Danzas service portfolio, accordingto Enver Moretti.“There is an increasing need forinnovative logistics solutions that addreal value, offer flexibility and maximisemargins. Our new facility offers a “coldchain”logistics operation dedicatedto serving the unique supply chainneeds of the pharmaceutical industry;providing additional services, such asGood Manufacturing Practice labelingand kitting to better serve the growinghealthcare market,” explained Moretti.New Danzas regional distribution centre in JafzaDanzas AEI Emirates, part of DHL, theworld’s leading provider of logisticssolutions, recently opened its newAED 185 million plus, multi-purposelogistics centre in Jafza to deliver moreefficient supply chain managementservices to its global clients.The 80,000 square metre state-of-the-artDanzas facility, is the largest of its kindin the Middle East and offers the perfectplatform for companies to profitablyleverage their supply chains using thenew hub as a global gateway.“An increasing number of companiesfrom diverse industries including LifeScience, Automotive and Technology,have chosen Dubai as an attractiveproduction and logistics location.As a market-leading global logisticsgroup, we have anticipated ourcustomers’ wishes and made continuousinvestments into one of the mostdynamic regions in the world. Weremain committed to providing the bestpossible service to help support theirgrowth aspirations. This is what drivesour investment in new infrastructure,”commented Hermann Ude, CEO DHLGlobal Forwarding, Freight.“The Gulf is ideally positioned, withaccess not just to Europe, Africa andAsia, but also to the fast-developingIndian subcontinent and its hugemanufacturing output. Our globalexperience of aligning logistics serviceswith trade lanes will be further enhancedby the integrated, innovative servicesprovided at the new Jafza facility. Thisis combined with the future benefits ofoperating from the only free zone in theworld to be located between an airportand a seaport,” explained Ude.The official opening was performed byHis Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin SaeedAl Maktoum, the President of theDepartment of Civil Aviation and CEOand Chairman of the Emirates Group, HisExcellency Ahmed H. Al Tayer, Chairmanof Danzas AEI Emirates LLC, Hermann Ude,CEO of DHL Global Forwarding, FreightThe facility has a built-up area of54,000 square metres and is fullyair conditioned, including 6,700 squaremetres of office space and an 8,000square metre temperature-controlledLife Sciences distribution centre.Constructed using 3,000 metric tonnesof steel and 12,050 cubic metres ofconcrete, the building is equipped witha world-class security infrastructure thatwill be certified under the TechnologyAsset Protection Association (TAPA)guidelines soon.The facility utilises scalable technologyplatforms, strategic warehousemanagementsolutions and anenvironment-friendly green data centreto assure customers of accurate, flexibleand high-speed movement of goods,resulting in significant cost-savings.Hermann Ude, CEO DHL Global Forwarding, FreightEnver Moretti, H.H. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and H.E. Ahmed Al Tayer officially open the Danzas regional distribution centre