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LOGISTICS worldwide roll-out. For Bart de Vries, Chief Operating Officer Air & Sea at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, the cooperation represents a progressive step towards greater transparency, efficiency and customer orientation: “With cargo.one, digitalization has arrived in air freight. As an innovative company, it is important to us, that Hellmann is at the forefront here. With cargo.one, we will be able to compare capacities and prices even more transparently and quickly in the future and realise freight space at top rates for our customers. I am convinced that this will accelerate our processes and further optimize them for our customers.” EGA recognised as a UAE Pioneer Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, has been recognised as a UAE Pioneer by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi. The UAE Pioneer Awards were established in 2014 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al cargo.one-co-founder Moritz Claussen comments on the cooperation: “We are delighted to have convinced Hellmann, a leading and forward-looking global logistics group, of the advantages of the cargo.one- platform and our offering. For airlines, cargo.one offers an even more attractive distribution channel thanks to the cooperation with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics.” The two companies will work together to bring the capacities of other airlines onto the booking platform. December 2018 | 21