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Back to Powerlist Khoury has an MSc in Engineering from St Petersburg State University, Russia and over 20 years of experience in the logistics and aviation industries, including project management and equipment fabrication, airport systems and design consultancy for automation projects. He was appointed as the general manager in 2001 and is currently managing all major business in the ALS network from its Dubai operation with upgraded offices to accommodate the growing number of staff, as well as other offices in Germany, Malaysia, and Singapore. ALS continues to grow under Khoury’s leadership with many logistics automation projects in the ME…

Back to Powerlist In his current capacity Djaf oversees all DB Schenker contract logistics and distribution activities across the Middle East and Africa and is responsible for setting its strategic directions and goals. Since taking charge of Middle East and Africa back in 2013, Djaf has established new steps in several countries across the region and developed the DB Schenker footprint by more than 350,000 sqm. Under Djaf the region has established its first and second mega green logistics centre in Dubai with 100% solar power supply and many other features of renewable energy – first in its kind within…

Back to Powerlist ATS is a fully integrated logistics company with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards, specialising in road, air, and sea freight as well as warehouse distribution, liquid terminals, road transportation and onsite logistics. With headquarters in Dubai, ATS operates in India (Mumbai and Mangalore), Oman (Sohar), Bahrain, Belgium, and the US (Texas). Malhotra’s role in ATS has seen him being recognised by multiple customers as a hands-on solutions expert to their logistical requirements, various certificates, and awards by multiple customers. Vinit says: “We take pride in the fact that we have started our journey towards sustainable fleet…

Back to Powerlist Bellamy and Oceanwide Logistics USA set up Oceanwide Logistics (OL) Dubai in August 2016 to offer domestic and international freight solutions in the region. “The challenge to set up from zero was an enjoyable journey, I learnt a lot about myself and other nationalities along the way, I thoroughly believe this experience helped shaped me into a much better businesswoman with an entrepreneurial vision I didn’t have before I arrived in the UAE,” she says. She was awarded the Woman Professional in Transport & Logistics in 2019 award, an accolade that has helping women in logistics to…

Back to Powerlist Fero aims to spearhead a new generation of technological transformation by shaping the future of digital freight with the use of revolutionary automation systems such as narrow artificial intelligence, machine learning, speech recognition, computer vision & blockchain to eliminate the need for human interaction in the logistics industry worldwide. With Neubauer at the helm, Fero has created the world’s first AI voice agent that will replace monotonous human interaction and optimise transactions in the freight and logistics. With over 14 years of experience in the logistics industry, she leads a 45+ talent team, with over 30 tech…

Back to Powerlist Leveraging his degree in Business Management with specialisation in Entrepreneurship and Marketing from Indiana University, Bloomington, US, Khushalani accumulated over 15 years of global experience in spearheading businesses of FMCG distribution in Africa and real estate development in UAE & India managing multimillion-dollar P&L’s, before venturing into logistics in UAE. An avid believer of innovation and digital disruption, he founded Premier Logistics in 2016 to focus primarily on digitisation of the age-old industry of logistics within the Middle East. Under his leadership, Premier Logistics has grown from a three-member team to a 55-member team of logisticians. With…

Building on its positive momentum, Sohar Port and Freezone has revealed promising results for the second quarter of 2021. Among them, it reported that the Port’s handling of goods in and out of the Sultanate (throughput) increased by 14% over the same period in 2020 and Ship-to-Ship (STS) cargo increased by an impressive 168%. Meanwhile, the number of handled containers came in at 190,000 TEU in addition to 804 vessel calls, up by 18% from the same period in 2020. The land occupancy at the freezone has also shown a rise of 10% since the same time last year. With…

As the Official Logistics Partner of Expo 2020, UPS is expanding its onsite fleet with electrically assisted cycles (eCycles). In 1907, two teenagers with one bicycle between them started a business running errands, shuttling notes and telegrams and making home deliveries. Eventually, their small messenger business grew to become what is now UPS. More than a century later, the company is getting back to its roots – bikes. In April, the company’s newly updated Fernhay eQuad, a four-wheeled e-assist quadricycle, arrived in Dubai to be used for demonstration and training at Expo 2020. UPS will use several of these eQuads…

Savoye has announced the appointment of Alain Kaddoum as the Middle East Managing Director as part of its mission to solidify its position in the Middle East. With Kaddoum now on board, Savoye will enhance its long-term strategy to provide supply chain solutions in the region, combining hardware and software according to customer needs such as manual, semi-mechanised, mechanised, highly automated, or robotised installations. Commenting on the new appointment, Frédéric Zielinski, Managing Director of Savoye EMEA, said: “Our team is proud to welcome Alain as our Middle East Managing Director. As we have observed from his previous experience, Kaddoum goes…

Saudi Industrial Services Company (SISCO), an investor in ports and terminals, logistics parks and services, and water solutions, has announced its financial results for the first half of 2021. First half revenue, excluding accounting construction revenue, increased by 30.1% year-on-year to SAR498 million, and 13.4% to SAR244.5 million in the second quarter driven by strong performance in the ports, logistics segments and slightly in water business. Gross profit of SAR123.6 million increased by 6.6% from Q2 2020 predominantly driven by strong transshipment volumes in the ports segment and improved performance across the other segments. Gross profit decreased by 8.4% from…