Top officials visit Deira Wharfage
Sultan Bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman & CEO and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation recently stated that Dubai has maintained a momentum in its external trade, with customs transactions growing 23% and customs declarations growing 30% compared to 2019.
During his visit to the Deira Wharfage, Ducamz (Dubai Car & Automotive City Free Zone) and Dry Port customs centres, Bin Sulayem highlighted the great role Dubai Creek plays in developing maritime trade.
Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director General of Dubai Customs and members of the higher management accompanied the Chairman in his visit.
“There are great expectations of recovery and growth, especially with the advent of EXPO 2020,” commented Musabih.
In the last year, Ducamz and Dry Port Centres completed around 1.3m transactions (1.12m transactions by Dry Port Centre, and 161.4k transactions by Ducamz). The Dry Port Customs Centre completed 934,624 customs declarations and 30,157 inspection booking requests, whereas Ducamz completed 40,476 customs declarations and 6,914 inspection booking requests.
Hamad Kajour, Acting Director, Land Customs Centre Management; Mohammed Abdullah, Senior Inspection Manager, Hatta Customs Centre; Naji Matar, Senior Inspection Manager, Ducamz; Hamad Al Katbi, Inspection Manager Dry Port, and Khalfan Bin Natouf, Customs Expert were present during the Chairman’s visit.
