emerging trends in the middle east logistics industry...madhav kurup managing director ( middle east...

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Emerging trends in the Middle east Logistics industry

Presented by :

Madhav Kurup

Managing Director ( Middle east )Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

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Presentation Format

� Objective

� Dubai – an overview

� Changing trends

� Opportunities in industry verticals

� Q&A

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Objective

To address the changing trends in the logistics industry and how it challenges the service providers in designing their solutions.

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Dubai as Logistics Hub� AIR connections to 300 destinations ( IATA origin ).

� SEA over 125 shipping lines.

� ROAD Gulf-wide network.

� Unhindered sea and road access to some of the fastest growing

markets in the world.

� Demand for quality goods rising dramatically.

� No major market in Arabia is more than 24 hours drive and no

major port is more than 48 hours steaming.

� Direct service vessels make Europe 14 Days, Japan 20 and

South East Asia only 9 Days.

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Dubai is geographically positioned to enable market access to 1.3 billion consumers

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City of cities

� Jebel ali Freezone

� Dubai airort freeozne

� Dubai Logistics city

� DIC, DMC, Humanitarian city, industrial city, silicon Oasis, Maritime city

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Dubai Logistics city

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Emerging opportunities

� Cultural change- Outsourcing

� Changing Geographical coverage

� Retail Sector- Increased domestic consumption.

� Automobile logistics – After Sales

� Life Science Logistics – Cool chain

� Regional Trading Houses.

� Oil and gas industry.

� Corporate Governance

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� Regional and Global Hub management.

� Software upgrade, function testing, RMA,

Warranty management.

� Assembly, printing regional languages,

labelling etc..

Hi-tech industry

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Aerospace

� Largest order of aircrafts from the region

� Spare parts support

� Regional defense logistics support

� AOG support

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� Cool Chain Process management from flight arrival .

� Hub Management.

� Dubai Healthcare City and Dubiotech

Pharmaceutical Industry

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Automotive

� Dealer managed spare part inventories

� Service level problems

� Manufacturer managed spare parts

inventories in the region.

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Retail and Oil & gas

� Region booming with shopping malls

� Population increasing rapidly through expatriates.

� Domestic consumption increasing rapidly.

� Specialized Oil & Gas solutions

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Q & A