Dubai Trade and NAFL logistics association consider alliance

DUBAI Trade and the National Association of Freight and Logistics (NAFL) have been discussing plans for an alliance aimed at further growing the freight forwarding and logistics industry in the UAE.


At an open forum, Dubai Trade and the NAFL talked about possible synergies in fields that have direct impact on the local freight forwarding community, such as training, risk financing (liability insurance), and e-payment (Rosoom), in order to add value to the industry as a whole.


"The recent global economic crisis prompted mergers, affiliations and alliances among companies and organisations, which ultimately signifies the need to work together," said Mahmood Al Bastaki, director of Dubai Trade. "To synergies with organisations such as the NAFL is one step to promote teamwork among various entities that will lead to advancement in the freight and logistics industries," he added.


NAFL executive board member and IT sub-committee chairman David Phillips of Freight Systems Company said, "An alliance with Dubai Trade, which is in line with one of our mission statements, and that is, to facilitate programmes and activities that will support local government initiatives and policies, relating to the regulation and development of the freight forwarding industry."
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