Dubai Trade names NAFFCO as Freezone Company of the Year

NAFFCO was honored as the Freezone Company of the Year by the Dubai Trade in its 7th edition of their annual flagship event, the e-Services Excellence Awards. NAFFCO’s performance reflects more than 90% adoption of e-Services on the Dubai Trade Portal (www.dubaitrade.ae) during 2014.

Eng. Khalid Al Khatib, CEO of NAFFCO, warmly received the trophy during the Awards Night held on February 10, 2015 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Dubai. A brief celebration followed in NAFFCO Head Office the following day, where he eagerly shared the award to NAFFCO Team. Speaking about the award in a brief address, he said, “I am proud to announce that NAFFCO won the Free Zone Company of the Year initiated by Dubai Trade during last night’s 7th E-Services Excellence Award. I would like to personally thank all NAFFCO team members for giving your best to pursue Excellence and to achieve our new vision: To be the world’s no.1 provider of innovative solutions in protecting life, environment & property.”

“The ESEA award encourages the adoption of e-Services by recognizing achievements in online usage among customers. It also aims to celebrate the success of digital transformation in trade and logistics by making Dubai a business friendly city, improving its ranking in the world’s leading destinations for direct investment in line with the Dubai Strategic Plan 2021 released by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktuom, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai” said Jamal Majid bin Thania, Chairman of Dubai Trade.

The nine categories of the ESEA Award include the highest adopters of various key e-Services in the following categories: Importer of the Year, Exporter of the Year, Re-Exporter of the Year, Shipping Agent of the Year – Containerized Cargo, Shipping Agent of the Year – General Cargo, Freight Forwarder of the Year, Clearing Agent of the Year, Haulier of the Year, and Free Zone Company of the Year.