the logistic group French Gefco has instituted a branch in Middle East



The logistic group French Gefco has strengthened own presence in Middle East instituting the filial new Gefco Fze Middle East, with center in the bonded area of Jebel Ali (Jafza) to Dubay, that it is opened at the end of 2012 and it will be totally operating in 2013. The branch is directed by Stefano Pollotti and has for objective the intensification of the activities Overseas and Automotive in the region.

Gefco has emphasized that, thanks to its position of fulcrum and to the advance logistic infrastructure of which enjoys, Dubay is the ideal center for the development of the marine, aerial and street traffic in arrival and departure from the Middle East; moreover it offers the greatest artificial port of the world, a net of transports airplane highly developed with connections towards beyond 120 destinations and street connections with all the Countries of the region.

Remembering that in the 2011 single automotive field in the region it has recorded an increase of 20%, while the fields gas and oil, manufacturer and FMCG, are strengthened constantly, Stefano Pollotti have found that "Dubay is one of the markets of the region in which the increase of the logistic activities more it is elevated: for this - Gefco has explained, to the aim to at best follow the international development of own customers, has decided of being present with an own branch in this area".

Between the opportunities to pick in the region, Gefco has specified that, for example, although the automotive field continuous to record an incessant development, at the moment does not exist some specialist who takes care to deliver the ended vehicles that they arrive to the port of Dubay to the respective final destinations in Iraq or other countries of the Council of Cooperation of the Gulf and in the United Arab Emirates. Analogous, the necessity of a logistic operator in a position to offering services exists is overseas that overland in order to support the flows of import (84%) and export (16%) of the region.

"The market of the Middle East - it has evidenced Pollotti - is incredibly dynamic and the levels of increase exceed those of the western Countries decidedly. We have the great opportunity to propose our logistic competence and to operate as "one-stop-shop" to the service of a wide base of customers in the fields automotive, industrial, technological, FMCG, of the aerospace energy and. We attend a extremely fast increase of our activities".

After the opening of the center of Dubay, that it strengthens the current presence of the group in the E region goes to join to the offices of representation in opened Iran and Iraq in 2011, Gefco is currently estimating the possibility of opening of other centers in Saudi Arabia and Oman and the institution of a collaboration in Qatar.