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UAE is Gulf’s top logistics hub

January 16, 2010 6:09 by kippreport

The World Bank has placed the UAE as the best performing logistics service-provider in the Gulf, according to a report published in Khaleej Times.

The Logistics Performance Index (LPI) survey, which is conducted every two years, placed the UAE 24^th among 155 countries surveyed, ahead of Bahrain (32), Kuwait (36), Saudi Arabia (40), Qatar (55) and Oman (60).

Aside from the transport infrastructure – including Jebel Ali Port and services at the UAE’s three main airports – the report noted the favorable location of the Emirates, from which a market of four billion people can be reached by plane within eight hours.

According to a separate report, the logistics sector in the MENA region is expected to grow to be worth $27 billion in 2012, up from the current $18 billion.

Tags: freights, Jebel Ali Port, logistics, Logistics Performance Index, trade, World Bank