Board Formed for Dubai Logistics Corridor
Staff ReportDUBAI — Economic Zones World, or EZW, and Dubai Aviation City Corporation, DACC, on Tuesday, announced the creation of the board for the development and implementation of the Dubai Logistics Corridor.
Salma Hareb, Chief Executive Officer, EZW and Rashed Buqara’a, Chief Operating Officer, DACC, were appointed members of the board. Two more members, one each from EZW and DACC, will be nominated at a later date.
The board will formulate the long-term plan to ensure the sustained development of the Dubai Logistics Corridor and the alignment of its concept with national economic objectives.
In the short-term this will involve overseeing the four areas of collaboration including: the development and implementation of common business processes to benefit customers by enabling a seamless and fast transaction turnaround for goods and freight passing between the two adjacent locations; the development of one-stop-shop services including registration, licensing, and management of human capital; the development of an operational platform, setting out consistent rules, regulations and offerings; and lastly, focus on business development, where the two entities would align their respective capabilities in areas of marketing and promotion.
“Dubai has always been a trading hub. The Dubai Logistics Corridor is the first step to make Dubai the fastest, most agile logistics platform for the global supply chains,” Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman, Dubai Aviation City Corporation, said.