Recently, researchers such as Dark S. van Doorn, a consultancy expert on the last mile, expressed their view that the Middle East has great potential in the logistics market and the last mile.
The Middle East is at the core of the East-West trade channel. In recent years, the United Arab Emirates has seen itself as the main channel for the West to enter the Middle East and then export to Africa. With the decline of international trade in the Middle East, more and more countries and regions have reassessessed their strategic position in the world's geographical scope and trade coordinates. Some countries have tapped their domestic markets, while others have continued to make efforts to build high-quality infrastructure. Therefore, the UAE is confident that it will continue to play an important role in the global supply chain. Saudi Arabia, the new logistics center in the Middle East, is also making full use of its domestic market to expand its logistics service capacity in the Gulf Cooperation Council for Arab States (GCC).
The Middle East has a large population of young people and a large number of smartphone users. These people also have high requirements for services such as business, customs and 'last mile' delivery. There are also many enterprises on the market to solve these problems.
However, with the intensification of competition, the pursuit of profits may raise delivery prices, and the level of service may decline. At the same time, the improvement of consumers'service requirements, such as increasing real-time commodity logistics information tracking, also poses more challenges to enterprises, forcing them to increase their investment. Others are looking for a way out of M&A both at home and abroad.
Recently, DHL Global Freight Company signed an agreement with KIZAD, Abu Dhabi Port subsidiary, to build a logistics center. DHL will build a warehouse here to provide logistics and supply chain services, improve transport timeliness and connect global customers. KIZAD can also better develop the aviation industry. Another 'last mile' technology startup, FODEL, chaired by Hamdi Osman, former senior vice president of FedEx Europe, has recently taken action in the United Arab Emirates to provide services to electronics and logistics companies, known as the Emirates version of 'rookie bird'. FODEL technology enables consumers to collect packages in the most convenient places, such as grocery stores, pharmacies, laundries or gas stations.
Yibang International Logistics Group, a logistics service provider with 13 years of experience in the Middle East, has also built its own landing distribution team, CITITRANS Express, this year to provide express services in the Middle East to meet the logistics needs of cross-border supply chains from China to the Middle East. The United Arab Emirates will send all over the country to solve the final problem of the development of e-commerce in the Middle East. One kilometer delivery problem.
