UPS roped in as official logistics operator for World Expo 2020
Supply Chain - Expo 2020 has selected UPS to handle the logistics operations for World Expo 2020 Dubai, which is expected to attract millions of visitors between its opening days on October 20, 2020, through April 10, 2021.
May 22, 2017: Expo 2020 has selected UPS to handle the logistics operations for World Expo 2020 Dubai, which is expected to attract millions of visitors between its opening days on October 20, 2020, through April 10, 2021.
With more than 180 countries expected to participate and hundreds of thousands of visitors on peak days, the Expo will be one the most complex logistics projects UPS has tackled.
As Official Logistics Partner, UPS will provide more than 27,000 square meters of warehouse space, equivalent to four soccer fields, and a team of 1,000 employees during the Expo. The team will rely on expertise as logistics sponsor in the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
The partnership agreement was signed by his Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Committee, and Jean-Francois Condamine President of the Indian Sub-continent, Middle East and Africa (ISMEA), UPS.
The Expo 2020 theme, “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future,” provides a platform to foster creativity, innovation and collaboration globally. Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director-General, Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau, said, “Mobility is one of the key pillars of Expo 2020 Dubai. We see it as the bridge to opportunity by connecting people, goods and ideas and providing easier access to markets, knowledge and innovation. UPS will play a key role – not only during Expo 2020 Dubai but long after the doors close in 2021.”
“We plan to expand UPS’s presence in the region by establishing capacity, technology and staff capabilities to serve customers shipping to and through Dubai, long after the Expo concludes. An undertaking of this scale and sophistication requires a next generation network that is smart, efficient, and integrated. We share a vision of what the logistics of tomorrow will look like,” said David Abney, chairman and CEO, UPS.
The United Arab Emirates is home to one of the world’s busiest airports, Dubai International, along with the port of Jebel Ali, the largest container port outside the Far East.
The announcement of the partnership with UPS follows agreements with some of the world’s other leading brands, including DP World, Emirates Airlines, Emirates NBD, Etisalat, SAP and Siemens.
