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GLOBAL NEWS<br />
Etihad and Abu Dhabi forge partnership with Parma, Italy<br />
ABU DHABI: The UAE's capital<br />
welcomed last month a delegation of<br />
industrial powerhouses from Parma,<br />
Italy, aimed at promoting business<br />
opportunities between them and the<br />
routes that the flag carrier serve.<br />
Etihad Global Cargo Management<br />
Company and the Abu Dhabi Chamber<br />
of Commerce said the visiting<br />
companies collectively represent 3.7%<br />
of the Italian GDP and they were joined<br />
by 75 representatives from Emirati<br />
businesses.<br />
The event followed the recent signing<br />
by Etihad Global Cargo Management<br />
Company (Etihad GCMC) and Parma<br />
Airport of an exclusive agreement to<br />
develop cargo volumes at the airport.<br />
“Our partnership is more than one<br />
between aviation entities, but two<br />
countries. It was an honor to welcome<br />
the Italian delegates to Abu Dhabi and<br />
we are looking forward to creating<br />
new business opportunities by<br />
connecting local producers with<br />
global customers through our vast<br />
n e t w o r k o f m o r e t h a n 2 5 0<br />
destinations,” said David Kerr, Senior<br />
Vice President of Etihad Cargo.<br />
As part of the agreement daily road<br />
feeder services will be operated to<br />
Italy's air cargo hub, Milan's Malpensa<br />
Airport, 180 km away.<br />
The project, being developed in<br />
conjunction with Etihad GCMC partner<br />
airline Alitalia, provides regional<br />
businesses with rapid delivery of their<br />
products to a global market.<br />
Parma is the centre of one of the largest<br />
exporting regions in Italy for high value<br />
commodities – such as chemicals and<br />
pharma products and foodstuffs –<br />
which require swift, secure transport<br />
through an international network<br />
which Etihad GCMC and its partners<br />
facilitate.<br />
“I am proud of what has been done by<br />
Etihad Airways and our airport in<br />
Parma, which will serve to boost trade<br />
between our countries,” said Parma<br />
Mayor Federico Pizzarotti.<br />
CEVA to manage Leroy Merlin's in-house<br />
warehouse and distribution in Italy<br />
MILAN: Leroy Merlin, the market-leader in specialist home<br />
improvement and do-it-yourself products, and CEVA<br />
Logistics have signed a four-year agreement for the inhouse<br />
warehouse management and distribution of its<br />
products throughout Italy.<br />
CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain<br />
companies, is tasked to manage Leroy Merlin's warehouse<br />
in Castel San Giovanni (PC) in northern Italy and to handle<br />
the distribution of its wide range products, from doors and<br />
lighting to synthetic grass.<br />
150 employees will operate from the site to ensure the<br />
timely restocking of 48 stores across Italy as well as 20<br />
others located in Greece, Cyprus and Romania.<br />
At 92,000 square meters, the warehouse is divided into two<br />
key areas: a dedicated cross-docking activities zone and an<br />
e-commerce fulfillment center.<br />
From the Castel San Giovanni warehouse, 25,000 journeys<br />
will be required annually to service the Leroy Merlin<br />
business and approximately 40% of them will utilize<br />
intermodal transport services (Rubber-Iron-Rubber) -<br />
designed to reduce emissions of particulates and CO2.
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