Silk Way West Airlines announced, that it plans to introduce weekly flights to Dallas Fort Worth Airport from April 06, adding to its already existing scheduled operation to Chicago, US. Silk Way West is expanding its three times per week Chicago service by opening weekly Monday flights to Dallas Fort Worth, operating its B747-8 equipment. The addition of Dallas Fort Worth further broadens Silk Way West’s growing worldwide network.
The Dallas Fort Worth service further develops Silk Way West’s customer and sales activities in the United States as a part of its North American growth strategy. “On behalf of Silk Way West Airlines, we look forward to continuing to strengthen our valued customer relationships and build-upon our proven track record for providing world-wide cargo solutions, especially in these challenging times” explained Fadi Nahas, Vice President, The Americas.
With the further expansion of US services, Silk Way West is demonstrating its commitment to continue to grow its presence in the North American market. Together with appointed country GSA – Global Feeder Service sales team in Houston, Chicago, New York, and Miami, Washington DC, Silk Way West will continue the goal of achieving the highest possible service levels for its dedicated customers
In line with the UAE’s 2030 vision to foster a knowledge-based economy, the Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy (ADMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Association of Freight and Logistics (NAFL) to further the logistics education and training standards offered in the UAE.
Both organizations will work closely together to create and introduce new professional development programs in the field of freight and logistics, while also offering globally recognized degrees, such as the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) Diploma.
The agreement was signed by Captain Maktoum Al Houqani, Managing Director, Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy and Nadia Abdul Aziz, President of NAFL at ADMA, during an event-filled day that included a seminar showcasing the new courses on offer and a workshop highlighting the freight forwarding and logistics service market.
Captain Maktoum Al Houqani, Managing Director, Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy, said, “Reinforcing our long-standing role as an enabler for the Middle East’s maritime and trade industry, our newly minted agreement with NAFL has expanded our capacity to develop the future leaders of the world’s logistics market.
“Combining NAFL’s expertise on global best practices and our state-of-the-art training facilities will not only provide talented youth with the opportunity to develop a skill set that is future-ready but at the same time elevate the quality of freight and logistics services offered within the UAE.”
In addition to offering the International FIATA Diploma and courses in freight and logistics, the two parties will collaborate on formulating awareness programmes that will highlight the benefits of the market for prospective students in search for a rewarding career within an evolving and critical industry.
Under the terms of the agreement, ADMA will focus its efforts on marketing and delivering the new programmes, while NAFL is expected to develop and provide the specialised trainers to head up the courses and issue the related certifications and diplomas upon completion.
Nadia Abdul Aziz, President of NAFL and the VP of International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, said, “We are very excited to be joining forces with ADMA to accelerate the development of the future generation of logistics professionals. Combining our subject matter expertise along with the academy’s well-established education management processes will result in an enriched learning experience for the benefit of students, who will be better equipped to contribute and drive future progress for the global logistics standard.”
Damco, the global third party logistics provider, has launched its new supply chain intelligence solution; a digital platform that provides customers with a suite of interactive dashboards delivering up-to-the-minute information on their supply chains. The platform is based on a scalable enterprise solution that is fully integrated into Damco’s operational systems to provide actionable data based insights.
Data is a key resource in the effective management of a supply chain, from the support that the data provides for forecasting and planning, all the way through to the tracking of deliveries to the end consumer. But, leveraging data to provide actionable insights for both tactical and strategic decision making has always been a key industry challenge.
Damco’s Supply Chain Intelligence solution addresses this challenge by delivering high-level performance indicators that allow customers to gain more detailed insights into their supply chain based on shipping profiles, carrier performance, equipment utilization and supplier performance dashboards. The new platform now gives customers the power to drive supply chain performance through unrivalled, real-time data visualization and intelligent data analytics.
Johanna Hainz, Damco’s Global Head of Customer and Demand IT commented, “Providing our customers with advanced visibility solutions to support their decision making is at the heart of what we do at Damco. This new entry-level solution not only improves decision-making power, but creates new opportunities for our customers to get the most value out of their supply chains”
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