Middle East logistics community starts voting to decide 24 MELA 2007 Award winners
Released on = August 13, 2007, 1:01 am
Press Release Author = Media One Group
Industry = Transportation & Logistics
Press Release Summary = The 2nd Middle East Logistics Awards (MELA) has already started its voting phase and will run from August 5, 2007 to September 6, 2007.
106 companies nominated! 30 individuals nominated! Nominations encompass 11 countries in the Middle East!
Press Release Body = 106 companies nominated! 30 individuals nominated! Nominations encompass 11 countries in the Middle East!
August 13, 2007, Dubai, UAE
The nomination phase of the Second Annual Middle East Logistics Awards (MELA 2007) received overwhelming response from the Middle East logistics community. Reflecting a wider and enhanced participation from the region's logistics industry, the MELA 2007 Awards nominations grew by 36 per cent compared to 2006 nominations. Thirty individuals and 106 companies from the logistics industry in 11 countries in the Middle East are vying for the 24 prestigious MELA Performance Excellence Awards in logistics as the MELA 2007 Awards stepped into the second phase and opened the Voting Process on August 5, 2007. The list of nominees that made it to the MELA ballot came from the nomination process, which started on June 10, 2007, and ended on July 10, 2007.
The MELA Awards bring together key logistics industry players in the Middle East as they set benchmarks for performance excellence and recognise the industry's best practices and give a toast to stellar performers who have made an impact on the Middle East logistics industry through their valuable contributions.
In the award category for air, four awards await the Best Airport (Air Cargo Terminal), the Best Express Operator, the Best Air Cargo Carrier, and the Best Air Charter Operator. For the sea category, three awards lie in wait for the Best Seaport, the Best Container Terminal, and the Best Shipping Line. For the land category, awards are instituted for the Best Road Hauler (Best Land Transport Company) and the Best Rail Operator. Awards are also in store for shippers as the Best Exporter and the Best Importer. Awards for the Best Logistics Park (Air), the Best Logistics Park (Sea) and the Best Emerging Free Zone have been incorporated, while awards for the Best Logistics Service Provider in Sea Freight, Air Freight, Perishable Logistics and 3PL are also in place. The award for the Best Trade Finance Bank will recognise key industry players. In recognition of the significant role of innovations in the progress of the logistics industry in the region, an Innovator of the Year Award has been incorporated in MELA 2007.
The MELA 2007 Awards not only give a toast to organisations but also to the deserving individuals who demonstrated leadership and contributed vitally to the development of the Middle East logistics industry. The four prime individual awards in logistics are the Hall of Fame Award, the Personality of the Year Award - Maritime Industry, the Personality of the Year Award - Air Cargo Industry, and the Personality of the Year Award - Land Transport Industry.
Winners for the MELA 2007 Awards will be determined by the Middle East logistics community as they cast their vote for the best companies and outstanding individuals from the industry. A massive media campaign is underway through print, online and visual media to encourage the participation of the entire Middle East logistics community in the Voting Process for the MELA 2007 Awards.
Some of the leading logistics bodies have announced their support for MELA 2007. International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) and Supply Chain and Logistics Group (SCLG) have joined MELA as Industry Support Patrons. Manfred F Boes, President, FIATA, and Dr KM Madrecha, Consultative Committee Member, SCLG, have joined MELA Advisory Board.
The members of the MELA Advisory Board are Manfred F Boes, President, FIATA; Juan Torrents, President, World Federation of Free Zones (FEMOZA); General Mazen Nadim, President, Egyptian International Freight Forwarding Association; Samir Choueiri, President, Lebanese Forwarders' Syndicate; Dr Mahmoud Abdallatt, Secretary General, Arab Union of Land Transport; Fahad A Hammad, VP - Cargo Sales & Services, Saudi Arabian Airlines; Ali Khalfan Al Jallaf, VP, Cargo, Department of Civil Aviation, Dubai, UAE; Captain Mansoor Yasin A Ghafoor, President, National Association of Freight Logistics (NAFL), Dubai, UAE, and VP, FIATA; Dr KM Madrecha, Consultative Committee Member, SCLG; Dr Khalid Maniar, Founder & Managing Partner, AGNMAK; Dr Satish Mapara, Shipping and Legal Consultant, GlobeApex Management Consultants; Dr Khalid Al Mehairi, Chairman, Emirates Advocates; and Varun Sharma, Head of Logistics, Maritime and Mercantile International.
The MELA Executive Board includes Mike Lee, Immediate Past President, SCLG; Prakash Nair, Manager - Network, Cargo Sales Development, Emirates Airline; Aleem Aziz, VP, Media One Group, and CEO, MELA Management Office; and Martin Menachery, Editor, Media One Group, and Head - Press & Information, MELA Media Committee, MELA Management Office.
During the First Annual Middle East Logistics Awards held at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE, on November 21, 2006, a total of 27 awards were handed out to individuals and organisations for performance excellence in the logistics industry in the Middle East. Eighteen companies and four individuals were recognised, fostering healthy competition among equals in the dynamic and competitive logistics industry in the region.
The MELA 2007 Awards nominations are audited by AGNMAK, Dubai, UAE, the Official Auditors for MELA Nominations and Voting. The list of contestants in the Voting Process is based on the audited results of the MELA 2007 Awards nominations. MELA 2007 - which will give away 24 awards to the stellar performers in the Middle East logistics industry in air, sea and land categories - is slated for November 6, 2007, in Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE.
The Voting Process for MELA 2007 Awards started on August 5, 2007, and is open until September 6, 2007, 6:00 PM. The ballot forms are distributed in newspapers, and trade and business magazines in the entire Middle East. The voting could be done online, OR, completed ballot forms could be faxed at +971 4 297 6988, OR, completed ballot forms could be posted to MELA Executive Office, PO Box 72247, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, OR, completed ballot forms could couriered to MELA Executive Office, 401-402 Bu Haleeba Plaza, Al Muraqqabat Road, Deira, Dubai, UAE; Tel: +971 4 297 6987, OR, the complete information needed as per the MELA 2007 Voting Form could be send by Email at vote@mela.ae
THE FINAL AUDITED LIST OF NOMINEES IN EACH OF THE 24 MELA AWARD CATEGORIES
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN LOGISTICS - INDIVIDUALS
HALL OF FAME AWARD
1) Akbar Al Baker, CEO, Qatar Airways, Qatar
2) Engr Khalid K Al-Mz'el, Director General, King Fahad International Airport, Saudi Arabia
3) Fadi Ghandour, President & CEO, Aramex International, Middle East
4) Hamdi Osman, Senior VP - Middle East, Indian Subcontinent & Africa, FedEx, Middle East
5) Humod Al-Ajlan, President, The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
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