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Annual flagship event held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to highlight e-Services in Trade and Logistics
Dubai - Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, the winners of the 7th E-Services Excellence Award (ESEA) were announced by Dubai Trade, the premier cross-border trade facilitator, at a glittering ceremony recently heldat the Ritz Carlton, DIFC-Dubai. The ESEA is Dubai Trade's annual flagship event that honours and recognises the best performers from the trade and logistics community for their role in adopting e-Services.
High-profile attendees included H.E. Abdulla Al Saleh, Undersecretary - Foreign Trade and Industry Sector at the UAE Ministry of Economy; H.E. Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, Chairman of Dubai Trade; Mr. Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DP World - UAE Region and Board Member of Dubai Trade, H.E. Ahmed MahboobMusabih, Dubai Customs Director, and Eng. Mahmood Al Bastaki, CEO of Dubai Trade; alongside senior governmentand federalofficials, dignitaries, sponsors, Dubai World business units, supply chain representatives, the trade and logistics community and the media.
The keynote address was delivered by H.E. Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, Chairman of Dubai Trade, who congratulated the winners. He said: "Dubai has a vision of becoming a smart city and the adoption of e-services is integral to our development. More efficiency, lower costs and faster customer service are all benefits that technology brings to both supplier and customer and the reputation of Dubai as a centre for technology and innovation is also reinforced. The Logistics sector helps keep trade moving and lies at the heart of the supply chain and our own success. I am delighted that the winners have been recognised in this way and encourage others to follow their lead."
The nine award category winners were selected after shortlisting and evaluation by the Award Committee, based on criteria that reflected the winners' adoption of e-Services on the Dubai Trade Portal (www.dubaitrade.ae) during 2014 measuring transactions for key services and the number and volume of transactions.
The nine winning organisations, whose representatives received the 7th ESEA Award were: Emirates Global Aluminium for Exporter of the Year 2014;
Samsung Electronics for Importer of the Year 2014;
S.K Motors FZCO for Re-Exporter of the Year 2014;
Al Mashaweer Transport for Haulier of the Year 2014;
NAFFCO for Free Zone Company of the Year 2014;
Goldentopaz Shipping LLC for Clearing Agent of the Year 2014;
Transworld Shipping & Logistics LLC for Shipping Agent of the Year 2014 - Containerised Cargo;
Greenport Shipping Agency LLC for Shipping Agent of the Year 2014 -General Cargo;
and Danzas AEI Emirates for Freight Forwarder of the Year 2014.
Awards of appreciation were also given to customers who have pioneered in using and supporting the major two initiatives launched by Dubai Trade which are Tradeshield, the online cargo insurance platform, and Cargo Booking, a service that allow traders and freight forwarders to send cargo bookings to shipping agents.
In his comments on the seventh edition of the ESEA Award, His Excellency Abdulla Al Saleh, Undersecretary - Foreign Trade and Industry Sector at the UAE Ministry of Economy, said: "Electronic services are an indispensable 21st century tool for driving growth in trade, which is the central pillar of our national economy. Such services play an integral role in providing enhanced and improved facilities by significantly lowering costs, time and effort. Enabling trade through e-Services helps consolidate the UAE's leading position as a major regional and international trade hub, and contributes towards our goals of achieving a diversified economy."
During the event, Dubai Trade has also awarded the Sponsors of the ESEA in its 7th edition including Al Futtaim Logistics as Gold Sponsor and to the Silver Sponsors: Agility, Freight Systems, Dar Al Takaful, Landmark Group and GBM.
The CEO of Dubai Trade, Eng. Mahmood Al Bastaki highlighted some of the achievements of the trade community and the robust growth of Dubai Trade to underline Dubai's recovery from the global recession. He stated in his speech that the online transactions rose to almost 18.4 million, boosted by a significant rise in the total number of registered companies to 105,000, in which more than 15,000 companies had registered in 2014 to use the online services offered through Dubai Trade Portal.
In his concluding remarks, Al Bastaki said: "Once a year, we are able to bring the prominent trade and logistics community together at our annual flagship event to celebrate their success and appreciate the role that this vital community plays in Dubai's continuing growth, leading up to Dubai Expo 2020 and towards realising the Dubai Strategic Plan 2021. We congratulate the winners of the 7th ESEA and will continue to remove bottlenecks in core trading activities to ensure Dubai's ambition of being a smart city of happy, creative and empowered people."
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About Dubai Trade
Dubai Trade is the premier trade facilitation entity that offers integrated electronic services from various trade and logistics service providers in Dubai under a single window. It underlines Dubai's position as the ideal base for trading across borders with its unique geographical location, excellent infrastructure and seamless processes across the private sector and government agencies. Dubai Trade Portal (www.dubaitrade.ae) offers a remarkably seamless business flow and has proven to be cost effective for clients using it as the single window which integrates the online services of DP World, Economic Zones World, and Dubai Customs.
© Press Release 2015
