Bahman International cargo: Enriching business in Kuwait

Bahman Int’l Cargo–– established in 1987 in Kuwait, consists of six major divisions, including air-freight, shipping, logistics, ground handling, general sales agencies and transportation. The company is involved in consignee selling and rendering cost effective services to in-house and other commercial entities with the help of its worldwide associates in more than 295 cities in 98 countries. Bahman International Cargo aims at promoting and developing business to Kuwait, which is a buyer’s market, and to share technical know-how with developed and advanced countries of the world. Europe is the major market and covers 60% of imports into Kuwait. Bahman International Cargo, as GSA of Cargolux Airlines International has its share of the market, operating four flights a week from Luxembourg and handling self-documentation for its valuable customers.

The total volume of cargo handled by the carrier in 2001 was 5551.3 tonnes while in 2002, the carrier hopes to exceed 6900 tonnes. Currently, Bahman Int’l Cargo is handling ground activity in Iran. 
 

Freightworks: Linking the supply chain the world-over

Freightworks, (operating under the licence of Dubai Express LLC) is the leading cargo management agency in the Middle East. Freightworks––a Joint Venture Company between the shareholders Kanoo Group and DNATA––caters to all modes of international and domestic freight. Based in Dubai - the region's primary cargo hub - its dedicated team of professionals, supported by some of the industry's most sophisticated data systems, provide a global logistics service tailored to serve individual needs of businesses.

At the Al Ramoul facility, Dubai Cargo Village, and Jebel Ali Free Zone, Freightworks is committed to providing the manufacturing and trading community both regional and worldwide with state-of-the-art logistics facilities, the latest in software systems, and modern storage and handling equipment. 

Ron Martin, the General Manager of Freightworks says, "At Freightworks, we believe in establishing strong partnerships and close working relationships with our customers to produce a comprehensive total supply chain management service. We effectively reduce lead-times, minimise storage costs and improve the cash -flow for them by selecting appropriate modes of carriage, designing and implementing turnkey warehousing and distribution processes based on time/cost relationships and the application of reliable just-in-time delivery techniques."

Freightworks manages to upload a total average volume of 160 million kgs, out of which airfreight volume is around 16 million kgs. This level of activity applies to a broad range of customer industries and blue chip clients, whose requirement has taken the company’s service levels to greater heights. The company operates under the Balanced Scorecard Programme whereby customer expectations are reviewed periodically and met with enhanced performance.