DP World wins Dubai award for sustainable transport

Press release

Published February 15th, 2012 - 12:59 GMT

Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DP World, recieving the award from Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai

DP World, UAE Region has won the prestigious Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST) for its work in improving the efficiency of the supply chain.

The award was presented by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and patron of the Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport, to Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DP World, UAE Region.

DAST is an annual award organised by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). DP World, UAE Region received the award for 2012 in the Mobility Management category for its “Automated Gate System” project, which commenced operation in Jebel Ali Port in August 2010, at an event held in Dubai on Tuesday(February 14, 2012).

Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DP World, UAE Region, said: “We are proud to have received this award in recognition of our innovative Automated Gate project. It is part and parcel of our many initiatives aimed at easing traffic congestion and avoiding truck bottlenecks at the gates around and inside Jebel Ali Port . This also reduces costs as well as carbon emissions. This recognition motivates us to work even harder towards sustainability within our business and our community.”

The Automated Gate determines each trucks entrance-time, and automatically identifies the trucks, feeding this data into an innovative system that registers and generates pertinent information to facilitate and increase the capacity of the work flow.

During the ceremony, Mr Al Muallem extended his grateful thanks on behalf of DP World to His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Mr. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman and Executive Director of the RTA.

DAST aims to raise awareness and encourage both institutions and individuals in society to actively and positively participate and support the RTA in achieving its goals to develop a safe and user-friendly transportation system. DAST believes that cooperation and combined efforts on all levels is the way to success and achieving best results.

DAST includes five categories: The Mobility Management, Transportation Safety, environmental protection, special needs, and school transportation.

Background Information

DP World

We began life as a local port operator with our first project, the development of Dubai’s Port Rashid, in 1972. Seven years later we opened Jebel Ali Port, the busiest port outside of Asia and a facility that has propelled us on our journey to becoming a leading enabler of global trade.