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Dubai: Dubai-based master developer Nakheel has signed an exclusive deal with CAFU, the on-demand, app-based fuel delivery service, for hundreds of boat owners on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah.
Under the agreement, signed by Nakheel CEO Sanjay Manchanda and Rashid Al Ghurair, CAFU Founder and CEO, CAFU trucks – an increasingly-familiar sight on roads across Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman – have exclusive access to Marina Palm Jumeirah East and West, where more than 550 boats are moored.
Available between 6am and midnight, the new onsite service offers boat owners a quick, convenient and time-saving way to refuel with diesel or petrol through a mobile app – without needing to be present. Previously, they had to fill up elsewhere, involving around an hour’s round trip to the nearest fuel dock.
Sanjay Manchanda, Nakheel CEO, said: “With the number of boat owners in the UAE expected to double to 20,000 between now and 2025*, we continue to expand our Marine & Leisure business by investing nearly AED180 million in new marinas at Palm Jumeirah and Deira Islands, bringing our total number of berths to more than 1,200. At the same time, we are enhancing the facilities on offer to our growing number of marina customers, who will undoubtedly welcome this new deal with CAFU.”
Rashid Al Ghurair, CAFU Founder and CEO, said: “Our objective is to make people's lives smarter and more efficient by leveraging technology and innovation. After the phenomenal success of our car refuelling service, we are going a step further by delivering fuel to boats, freeing up owners’ valuable time – and helping the environment.”
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*Boat ownership growth statistics from Frost & Sullivan.
About Nakheel (www.nakheel.com):
Dubai-based Nakheel is a world-leading master developer whose innovative, landmark projects form an iconic portfolio of master communities and residential, retail, hospitality and leisure developments that are pivotal to realising Dubai’s vision. Nakheel’s waterfront projects, including the world-famous, award-winning Palm Jumeirah, have added more than 300 kilometres to Dubai’s original, 70km coastline, paving the way for the development of hundreds of seafront homes, resorts, hotels and attractions.
Nakheel’s current master developments span 15,000 hectares, accommodate nearly 300,000 people and provide a growing range of destinations, attractions and facilities for Dubai’s residents and tourists. They include Palm Jumeirah, The World, Jumeirah Park, Jumeirah Village, Al Furjan, The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, Jebel Ali Village, Dragon City, International City and the upcoming Deira Islands – a new destination for tourism, living and leisure at Dubai’s oldest, most traditional trading hub.
Nakheel Malls, Nakheel’s retail arm, has 17 million sq ft of leasable space across 19 projects, including large-scale malls and souks, leisure destinations and community shopping centres. Operational assets, with five million sq ft of leasable space between them, include Ibn Battuta Mall and Dragon Mart, both of which are undergoing further expansion, and Golden Mile Galleria, The Pointe and Club Vista Mare on Palm Jumeirah. Upcoming malls due to open in 2019 include Nakheel Mall on Palm Jumeirah, The Night Market at Deira Islands and Warsan Souk at Warsan Village. Other projects include Deira Mall at Deira Islands, Al Khail Avenue at Jumeirah Village and Nad Al Sheba Mall.
Nakheel Hospitality’s project portfolio currently comprises 18 resorts, hotels and serviced apartment complexes, ranging from five star, luxury establishments to modest accommodation, with over 6,600 rooms and hotel apartments between them. Two are operational, with the rest at various stages of development. Working with international, reputable hospitality brands, Nakheel is bringing new concepts to Dubai in line with the government’s tourism vision. Joint venture partners currently include Spain’s RIU Hotels & Resorts and Thailand’s Centara Hotels & Resorts, with management agreements with Accor Hotels (Raffles), Marriott Hotels & Resorts (St. Regis), Minor Hotels (Avani) and Hilton (DoubleTree) also in place. Nakheel’s hospitality project collection also includes 24 community clubs, restaurants and lounges.
Nakheel’s residential leasing portfolio currently comprises 17,000 villas and apartments at The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, Jebel Ali Village, Palm Jumeirah, Badrah, Veneto and International City, with more on the way at Nad Al Sheba, Warsan Village and other areas across Dubai.
About CAFU (www.cafu.ae )
A homegrown solution for motorists in the UAE, CAFU is an on-demand fuel delivery application that will refuel vehicles with petrol while owners are at home, work, or play.
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