AMMAN — The Jordanian Logistics
Association (JLA) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Dubai Ports
World (
DP World) to promote interest of small and medium shipping companies in
Jordan, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
اضافة اعلان
A JLA statement on
Saturday said the memorandum, which was signed on the sidelines of the first
Global Freight Summit 2022 held in Dubai, would encourage the association’s
members to join the Digital Freight Alliance, a platform that sells digital
services and integrated supply chain solutions to its customers, under a
registered freight broker agreement inked by the two sides.
The agreement was signed by JLA president Nabil
Khatib, and DP World Chief Operating Officer Mike Bhaskaran.
The JLA, which was established in 2007, aims at
representing workers in Jordan’s shipping industry, protecting their rights,
providing a competitive environment, and developing work systems for freight
and logistics service providers.
A member of the International Federation of Freight
Forwarders Associations (FIATA), the JLA distributes bills of lading for
multimodal transport means to its members, based on an agreement signed with
FIATA.
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