CLARION-AHMADAH SHIPPING SETS SAILING IN KUWAITKuwait – Clarion Shipping Services W.L.L, one of the largest Shipping & Logistics Companies based in the Middle East, has started its operations in Kuwait today, after inauguration by Sheikh Ali Al Sabah (Board Member Ahmadah Int Logistics) and Clarion MD, Mr Aniyan Kutty. The Kuwait operation represents the 26th country in Clarion Shipping’s expansion plans, which started in Dubai UAE, some 12 years before.
The Joint Venture between Clarion Shipping Services LLC, Dubai and Ahmadah International Logistics Services Co. K.S.C.C, appears to be a ideal marriage. Ahmadah have a enviable reputation as a Regional Transport provider with wholly owned businesses in Kuwait, Dubai, Jordan, Sudan and Egypt (soon to be extended to KSA and Iraq) and the CLARION Group owning over 100 offices in 20 countries around the globe with a turn over in excess of US$ 150 million per annum.
With the vision to be a global company CLARION has drawn up aggressive expansion plans to be implemented during the next two years including setting up their offices in Sudan, Tanzania, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan and maximizing the synergies with the Ahmadah Group.
Warehousing clearly plays a important role in the Supply Chain these days and a 100,000 EU pallet position distribution center is being developed at Jebel Ali, and will open during 2008, to compliment the existing 160,000 sq ft operating at full capacity. Warehousing projects (Bonded and Cleared cargo) are also slated for Jordan, Iraq and Sudan during 2008.
Clarion Shipping is essentially a freight forwarding company engaged in core shipping, logistics, projects & exhibition handling, NVOCC, chartering both sea crafts and air-crafts. Since 1995, Clarion carved out a niche market of its own. It has emerged as one of the undisputed leaders in the shipping industry. The company has 12 offices in the GCC countries alone besides AGCC Countries, Hong Kong & China, South East Asian countries, Indian Sub Continent, Australia and the United States of America. Clarion today stands out as one of the internationally acclaimed Freight Forwarding companies in the UAE & AGCC.
With their strategic alliances, Clarion offers world wide services through their world wide network. “We strive to be among the top shipping, forwarding and logistics companies in the Middle East and to provide comprehensive services to the customers around the world through quality logistics solutions” says Mr.Aniyan Kutty, Managing Director, Clarion Shipping Group. “The company is managed by senior professionals with decades of experience & exposure in diverse activities of Shipping, Forwarding, Logistics, Exhibition, Projects and Chartering. Our vision is to become a Global entity by year 2010”, Mr.Kutty continued.
“The rapid progress of the international trading in Kuwait has encouraged CLARION to have our presence in Kuwait. Our operations in Kuwait comes with rich experience and goodwill that Clarion has gained from its inception combined with the careful selection of partners and personnel to launch the operations in Kuwait” said Mr.Shibu George; General Manager for GCC Countries; Clarion-Group, while addressing a press conference in Kuwait during their opening. “Our operations in Kuwait will be heading by Mr.Melvin Mathew, a Post Graduate in Foreign Trade with 10 years experience in the Shipping Industry, who has been working with Clarion-group since 2002.