DP World signs 20-year concession deal with Angola for MPT operation
25 Jan 2021 Government of Angola and DP World officials after signing the agreement in Luanda.
DP World, a leading global provider of smart logistics solutions, has signed a 20-year concession agreement with the Government of Angola to operate the Multipurpose Terminal (MPT) at the Port of Luanda.
The agreement was signed in Luanda on Monday by António Bengue, Chairman of Porto de Luanda and Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World.
The signing of the agreement follows an international tender process in which DP World was selected by an evaluation committee set up by the Angolan Ministry of Transport as the preferred bidder to enter into discussions with the Government for the concession. The MPT will be the first seaport terminal located on the western coast of Southern Africa to be operated and managed by DP World, and will further extend the company’s footprint in Afri
Jafza signs agreement with STAR-K Kosher Certification
24 Jan 2021 Ahmad Al Haddad and Rabbi Ahron Haskel signing the Memorandum of Understanding.
Jafza, the flagship freezone of DP World, UAE Region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UAE-based STAR-K Kosher Certification to educate its partners in the food and agricultural commodities sector about kosher certification, aiding them to get certified as kosher. The MoU was signed by Ahmad Al Haddad, Chief Operating Officer, Parks and Zones, DP World, UAE Region and Rabbi Ahron Haskel, President, STAR-K Kosher Certification in the Middle East, Europe and Africa, in the presence of Rabbi Yanki Hoffman, Vice President, STAR-K Kosher Certification in the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
DP World unit signs deal with Israel s logistics firm
DUBAI, January 12, 2021 DP World’s port-centric logistics arm Smart Solution Logistics FZE (SSL) has signed an agreement with Israel-based Allalouf Logistics to explore new growth opportunities for the logistics and general freight forwarding business in the UAE and Israel. The agreement, which will foster trade between key trade hubs in both countries and beyond, was signed by Albert Kraak, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of SSL, and Gil Miller, Managing Director, Allalouf Logistics, said a Wam news agency report. Strategically located in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port with excellent connectivity to terminals at the port, DP World’s SSL offers an extensive range of containerised logistics solutions. Using its worldwide network of ports and terminals overseas, SSL helps companies to link their supply chain to any part of the world using high-end IT platforms and variety of transportation modes. Through its collaborati
Both companies are jointly working towards boosting business opportunities, collaboration and knowledge sharing across the logistics sector with the mai.