- His Highness: The UAE and India share a long-standing and deep-rooted financial partnership
- “The institution of world-class logistics infrastructure, such because the Nhava Sheva Enterprise Park, not solely strengthens the commerce connectivity between our nations but additionally reinforces our shared imaginative and prescient for development, innovation, and sustainability”
- DP World’s world Free Commerce Warehouse Zone community will additional improve India-UAE commerce ties
- DP World demonstrates dedication to inclusive employment in SCO area by selling women-staffed warehouses
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence of the UAE, inaugurated DP World’s state-of-the-art Free Commerce Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) – the Nhava Sheva Enterprise Park (NSBP) – in Mumbai, India.
The inauguration, which befell throughout HH Sheikh Hamdan’s official go to to India, marks a serious milestone in strengthening the deep-rooted financial and cultural ties between India and the UAE. As a key enabler of world commerce, DP World stays dedicated to growing world-class logistics infrastructure that enhances provide chain effectivity and accelerates India’s commerce ambitions on the worldwide stage.
HH Sheikh Hamdan toured the power accompanied by His Excellency Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World. Sheikh Hamdan was briefed concerning the varied operations, worth added providers, and customised providers deployed to reinforce the effectivity of the FTWZ.
Talking on the inauguration, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, mentioned: “The UAE and India share a long-standing and deep-rooted financial partnership. The institution of world-class logistics infrastructure, such because the Nhava Sheva Enterprise Park, not solely strengthens the commerce connectivity between our nations but additionally reinforces our shared imaginative and prescient for development, innovation, and sustainability.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and Chief Government Officer of DP World, mentioned: “DP World is dedicated to constructing infrastructure that powers world commerce. Our funding in Nhava Sheva Enterprise Park additional strengthens our infrastructure community in India and can allow us to satisfy the evolving wants of our giant and rising buyer base within the nation and within the area. The Complete Financial Partnership Settlement between the UAE and India is already accelerating bilateral commerce, and the Free Commerce Warehousing Zones community will guarantee better effectivity, sustainability, and scale.”
DP World has developed three world-leading Free Commerce Warehousing Zones in India with an funding of over US$200 million (AED735 million). Strategically positioned near India’s coasts, they provide superior infrastructure, versatile warehousing, ease of laws, and seamless value-added providers, making operations less complicated.
The Nhava Sheva Enterprise Park close to Mumbai gives 1 million sq. ft. of warehousing area, with one other a million within the starting stage. It gives specialised and temperature-controlled areas, catering to various business wants. As a part of DP World’s world community of 12 Free Commerce Warehousing Zones (FTWZs)—together with the Built-in Chennai Enterprise Park in Tamil Nadu and the Cochin Financial Zone in Kochi—the Nhava Sheva Enterprise Park enhances India-UAE commerce by decreasing prices, enhancing effectivity, and boosting provide chain competitiveness. These three Indian FTWZs are properly built-in with DP World’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) facilitating seamless cargo motion and strengthening world commerce connectivity for India and the UAE.
Through the facility’s inauguration, 35 girls recruited from native communities labored the shift—reflecting DP World’s efforts to generate employment within the areas the place it operates. This initiative aligns with the corporate’s broader Variety, Fairness, and Inclusion (DEI) targets in India, aimed toward growing feminine illustration and fostering a extra inclusive work atmosphere inside the logistics sector. It additionally helps DP World’s strategic imaginative and prescient for the SCO area, selling women-staffed warehouses throughout its operations.
Awarded Platinum certification by the Indian Inexperienced Constructing Council (IGBC) for inexperienced design, Nhava Sheva Enterprise Park promotes environmental stewardship and financial development whereas supporting world enterprise. Its strategic location close to a serious Indian port, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, the Navi Mumbai Airport, and nationwide highways enhances India’s commerce connectivity by means of environment friendly multimodal cargo motion.
HH Sheikh Hamdan planted a sapling at NSBP, marking the UAE’s robust dedication to sustainability and its rising partnership with India. This symbolic act displays the shared values and long-term imaginative and prescient between the 2 nations.
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