Dubai World
Maiden voyage for M/V Asian Empire the first elongated EUKOR Vessel
DP World – UAE has announced the arrival of the world’s largest Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) at Port Rashid. The 228 meter long vessel has a total carrying capacity of 7,920 units. The M/V Asian Empire, owned and operated by EUKOR Car Carriers, Seoul, Korea, is under the UAE agency of Diamond... »
Dubai’s non-oil direct trade grows by 8.3% in 1st half of 2006
Dubai’s non-oil direct trade registered a robust growth of 8.3 percent during the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2005. According to a report compiled by the Statistics Department of Dubai World – the Dubai-based holding company with a global footprint – the value of direct non-oil trade between... »
Dubai Facility Services Management starts clean up work on Palm Jumeirah
Palm Jumeirah, the first of Nakheel‘s iconic island projects, has launched a major clean-up operation as part of its efforts to spruce up the place ahead of its formal inauguration later this year. Dubai Facility Services Management (DFSM) – a subsidiary of the investment giant Istithmar, a member of Dubai World holding group –... »
Dubai World launches Dubai Trade CD for 2005
Dubai World, one of the world’s leading holding companies, has launched a new CD containing comprehensive statistical data on Dubai’s trade. The CD, compiled by the Group’s Statistics Department using state-of-the art designs and technology, is titled ‘Dubai External Trade Statistics 2005′ and is aimed at meeting the ever-increasing demand for details on the... »
Focused on the future: Dubai World is launched as one of the world’s largest holding companies
Under the decree ratified 2 March 2006 by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, Dubai World has officially been sanctioned. Today, it is launched as one of the world’s leading holding companies, with over 45,000 employees in over 75 cities around the world. Comprised of... »
Chairman HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum