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efficient trade”.
Under the agreement with the
Port of Fujairah, Abu Dhabi Ports
is granted the exclusivity to
enhance existing infrastructure
in addition to managing all
Container, General Cargo, RoRo
and Cruise Ships in the Port. In
addition, the company will retain
the exclusive management of
Container Business throughout
the emirate of Fujairah for
Container business.
Further terms of the agreement
include enhancing the Ports
ability to cater to larger vessels
through the deepening of berths
and building almost 300,000 sqm
yard of storage space, as well as
a 1km quay. Abu Dhabi Ports will
also invest in new and advanced
technological
equipment
to
increase operational efficiencies
and services.
Fujairah Terminals is expected
to play a complementary role in
maritime shipping activities at
Khalifa Port and Zayed Port.
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Dubai Duty Free Completes
Upgrade of Oracle Retail
Release 16 in 8 Months
Airport Retailer Deploys New
Tools That Provide Accurate
Inventory Visibility and Operational
Productivity.
Dubai Duty Free is the first customer to upgrade
to Oracle Retail Release 16, Oracle announced
today. One of the largest airport retailers in the
world, Dubai Duty Free provides customers with
first-class service, excellent value, a wide range
of quality products and a world-class shopping
environment. Now employing almost 6,000
people, the brand has consistently raised the
benchmark for airport retailing while welcoming
more than 78 million shoppers in 2016.
In less than 8 months, Dubai Duty Free completed
its upgrade of Oracle Retail Merchandising
System, Price Management, Invoice Match,
Sales Audit, Warehouse Management, Store
Inventory Management and Retail Insights from
Release 12 to Release 16. The upgrade project
also included interfaces to e-commerce, the
point-of-sale system, warehouse automation
and the Oracle E-business suite.
The new functionality of Release 16 will
increase user productivity through exception-
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