Jamal Majid bin Thaniah, chairman of Dubai Trade, has congratulated the winners of the eighth E-Services Excellence Awards (ESEA) for their role in implementing e-services in trade and logistics in the region.
The ceremony was held under the patronage of Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and was attended by Jamal Majid bin Thaniah, along with Juma Mohamed Al Kait, assistant undersecretary of foreign trade affairs at the UAE Ministry of Economy; Mohammed Al Muallem, senior vice president and managing director of DP World - UAE region and board member of Dubai Trade; Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Dubai Customs' director; Ibrahim Mohamed Aljanahi, Jafza deputy CEO and CCO; Ali Ibrahim Ismail, deputy director general of the Department of Economic Development, Government of Dubai; and Mahmood Al Bastaki, CEO of Dubai Trade.
Al-Futtaim Logistics won the Smart Services Award for M-Token Services with National Fire Fighting Manufacturing as the runner-up. Agility Global Logistics won the Smart Services Award for Free Zone Services, with T. D. Williamson Middle East as the runner-up. National Fire Fighting Manufacturing also won the Smart Services Award for Clearance Services with Unique Sea Cargo Services as the runner-up. NAFFCO Shipping & Forwarding won the Smart Services Award for Payment Services, while the Dubai Trade Innovative Award of the Year to the best innovation project in trade and logistics was presented to Al Futtaim Logistics.
Dubai Exports also partnered with Dubai Trade in recognising exporters with the New Exporter of the Year Award won by Bilal Mohd Ballout, while the Innovative Exporter of the Year was awarded to Taghleef Industries.
In his keynote address, Bin Thaniah urged attendees to seek opportunities and embrace change, despite the geopolitical changes in the region and the decline in global oil prices. "Innovation is part of Dubai's fabric thanks to the mandate of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who marked 2015 as the Year of Innovation."
Abdullah Al Saleh, undersecretary of the foreign trade sector at the UAE Ministry of Economy, said: "Dubai Trade has become synonymous with innovation, leading the region in smart services, so boosting the trade and logistics sector and stimulating use of the Dubai Trade Portal to conduct business easily."
Mahmood Al Bastaki highlighted the growth in trade in the country and the use of the Dubai Trade portal, saying: "UAE foreign trade was Dh966 billion in the first three quarters of 2015 and we hope to make Dh1.3 trillion by the end of the year. Much of this trade came from some 19.5 million transactions through the Dubai Trade portal, a six per cent increase, saving the trading community tremendous amounts of valuable time and money."