NAFL2nd ISSUE Final 27 December 2016

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NAFL REVIEW
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation,
Chairman and CEO of Emirates Airline and Group, and Chairman of Dubai World,
the Honorary Patron of NAFL
am very delighted to serve as the
IPresident of NAFL. First and foremost, I
would like to thank HH Sheikh Ahmed
Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, our Honorary
Patron, for all his unconditional support to
us over the past 24 years and his trust in
me and our NAFL board.
I also would like to thank all our valuable
members who have trusted my work over
the years and our team. We will always be
there for you as your loyal partners.
I am looking forward to the coming year
where I will be offering various courses
such as the FIATA Diploma Program. We
will be having many exciting workshops
on soft skills, leadership, logistics,
innovation and much more.
We are working with top universities for
global executive programs in the next
quarter and this will be one of its kind in the
region. Our new E-learning program for
DGR courses and freight will soon be
available.
I would like to congratulate our rulers for
the opening of the Dubai Water Canal
which has transformed the city to
something unique, even more beautiful
and pleasant for all the people living
around that area.
I also salute Emirates SkyCargo for their
excellent pharma facilities.
I would also like to congratulate our
Federal Customs as well as Dubai
Customs on being the first in the Arab
world to certify and train 15 companies for
the “Authorized Economic Operator”.
I assure you that we will be organizing a
day for our members exclusively with the
C u s t o m s o n t h i s p r o g r a m a n d i t s
certification and benefits.
I am excited about Dubai Trade which just
l a u n c h e d i t s n e w t r a n s p o r t o n l i n e
services and insurance.
We will also be hosting events in Abu Dhabi
soon and I hope you can all join us.
We have just celebrated the Martyrs Day
and the National Day with the special
needs children which was really touching.
These special occasions gave us the
opportunity to always remember those
who gave up their lives to keep our country
and people safe.
Our National Day is a great day to
celebrate unity, diversity, peace and learn
as well as embrace the best from the
various cultures and nationalities in the
UAE and set a good example for others to
follow.
Our next main focus in NAFL is to raise the
freight and logistics industry standards
with our partners in the government
offices and simultaneously get more
business networks to our members as
well as cost savings through various
holistic approaches taken by NAFL.
I adhere to the open door policy. You can
visit us anytime at your convenience and
tell us how we can help you to further grow.
We will ensure that we are always there
for you and your team.
I really hope you enjoy reading our
newsletter and I always look forward to
seeing you all at our upcoming events.
Sincerely,
Nadia Abdul Aziz
NAFL President
Al Noor Center for Children with
Special Needs Executive Board
UNASCO M.D./Partner
WILAT-ME (Women in Logistics
& Transport ) Chairperson
NationalAssociationofFreightandLogistics
National Association of Freight and Logistics-NAFL, P.O. Box 60944,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, www.nafl.ae, Tel: +971 4 343 1112
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