The five-year agreement will see DHL Global Forwarding manage end-to-end shipment processes
DHL Global Forwarding has been selected by Strata Manufacturing, the advanced composite aero structures manufacturing company wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company to provide Fourth Party Logistics (4PL) services spanning its entire supply chain.
The five-year agreement aims to minimize Strata Manufacturing’s shipment times along its global supply chains, with DHL Global Forwarding taking responsibility for all warehousing, freight and customs clearance of aero-structures produced at Strata Manufacturing’s facility in the Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park.
The partnership will see DHL Global Forwarding set up a 2,500 square-metre warehouse in Abu Dhabi for storage and consolidation of all Strata shipments, equipped with high-volume racking, as well as fully-managed kitting, packing and dispatch process to support the company’s growing capacity requirements.
“Strata’s growth horizons for its wing components and tail assemblies continue to look optimistic,” said Amadou Diallo, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding Middle East and Africa.
“Strata has established itself as a strong global player in the aero-structures manufacturing sector and we require world-class logistics capabilities to ensure our technology and manufacturing best practices reach our international customers at speed and without compromise,” said Ismail Ali Abdulla, CEO, Strata Manufacturing.
The fully-managed supply chain will support both time-critical “aircraft on ground” needs – where planes require immediate support with replacement components – as well as consolidated outbound shipments to Strata’s overseas customers; Airbus and Boeing, which are two of the largest aircraft manufacturers in the world.
Under the agreement, DHL Global Forwarding will also provide end-to-end control tower services spanning the movement of shipments, from manufacturing facilities in Al Ain to storage in the new Abu Dhabi warehouse and DHL’s European warehouses, which serve as global hubs for overseas distribution.
