FREIGHT and logistics service industry is set for enhanced efficiency to help Tanzania become a regional hub thanks to a deal inked with Arabian Gulf’s first national freight forwarders association.
Tanzania Freight Forwarders Association
and United Arab Emirates National Association of Freight and Logistics
(NAFL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Dar es Salaam last week,
to provide training opportunities for Tanzania service providers in the
industry to increase their expertise and help make the country a truly
regional hub in freight forwarding and logistics.
With the conclusion of 2017 Global
Logistics Summit- Tanzania edition last week, the MoU aligns with both
association’s objective to facilitate growth of the logistic services
industry, which is identified as one of the key contributors in each
country’s economic diversification drive.
The move is part of NAFL latest efforts
to try seal the deal to host FIATA (International Federation of Freight
Forwarders Associations) World Congress in Dubai in 2020.
The NAFL President, Abdul Aziz, is
currently on overdrive mode in pitching Dubai’s capabilities,
innovations and world class reputation.
Suggesting hosting the event at the same time as Expo2020 will only add to the prominence Dubai can bring to such a congress.
“We strongly believe that bringing the
congress to Dubai during Expo2020 would bring the FIATA delegates a
chance to secure even more investments, opportunities and deals during a
2020 edition of the event, as well as the other various things that
will be exhibited and enjoyed during that time due to Expo2020,” she
said.
If NAFL wins the bid to host the 2020
World Congress, it will place Dubai as a significant global hub in the
freight and logistics landscape across the globe.
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