{"id":70956,"date":"2023-05-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/05\/23\/dp-world-launches-direct-freight-service-between-uae-and-iraq\/"},"modified":"2023-05-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T00:00:00","slug":"dp-world-launches-direct-freight-service-between-uae-and-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/05\/23\/dp-world-launches-direct-freight-service-between-uae-and-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"DP World launches direct freight service between UAE and Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The UAE\u2019s<\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpworld.com\" style=\"\">DP World<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> launched its first commercial direct freight service <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">between the UAE\u2019s Jebel Ali Port and Iraq\u2019s Umm Qasr Port<\/span><span style=\"\">to make the flow of goods between the countries safer, faster, and more efficient, according to the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DXBMediaOffice\/status\/1660621236320231425?cxt=HHwWgoCzleqN24suAAAA\" style=\"\">Dubai Media Office<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">. DP World\u2019s maritime logistics subsidiary, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pomaritime.com\/\" style=\"\">P&O Maritime Logistics Transports<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, will operate the service, which will also run under its name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The details<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The direct trailer-ferry service will connect UAE\u2019s Jebel Ali port to Umm Qasr port in southern Iraq within approximately 36 hours, and will run on a weekly basis. The goods can be transported on a UAE-plated trailer, which is then loaded onto a ferry and carried to the Iraqi port, according to the service\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pomt.ae\/\" style=\"\">website<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The route helps save time + avoid damage to goods: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Emirati exporters who transport goods to Iraq have been using two overland routes passing through three countries \u2014 Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan \u2014 to reach Iraq in a journey that can take up to 14 days. Due to each country\u2019s respective requirements, which may require goods to be reloaded onto local trucks, the goods being transported are at risk of damage, the service said. The new direct ferry-trailer route eliminates border delays and allows UAE-plated trucks to deliver the goods to their destinations in Iraq under a special agreement DP World has signed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Who will use the service? <\/span><span style=\"\">Transport,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> logistics, and export and import firms, according to the website. P&O is also looking to attract players in the electronics, food and beverage, oil and gas, construction, automotive, machinery, manufacturing and technology sectors, all of which see trade happen extensively between the two countries. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The service already has customers:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Emirati freight forwarder <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adsodxb.com\/\" style=\"\">ADSO Group<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> was the first to use the direct service, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/postandparcel.info\/153047\/news\/freight\/dp-world-launches-direct-freight-service-between-uae-and-iraq\/\" style=\"\">Post and Parcel<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">. The new service \u201cdelivers great logistical efficiencies across our operations, we benefit from cost-savings by reducing our time spent on the road and crossing borders,\u201d Post and Parcel quotes ASDO General Manager Riaz Karmali as saying. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The direct trailer-ferry service will connect the ports within 36 hours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[874],"tags":[23,17,602,232],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-70956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-freight","tag-dp-world","tag-enterprise-logistics","tag-freight","tag-trucking","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"f8f77570-036c-437a-b706-dee4a1d58cd3","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1236.jpg,https:\/\/pomt.ae\/","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"DP World launches direct freight service between UAE and Iraq","related_issue":[70949],"teaser":"The direct trailer-ferry service will connect the ports within 36 hours","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2023\/5\/.8dd3dd52-2f2b-4509-a42f-f3975c44f60a.mp3"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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