Hamriyah Times Newsletter - 18 th Issue 18
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Hamriyah Times Newsletter - 18 th Issue 18
A quarterly newsletter from Hamriyah Free Zone Authority Issue 18 (July - September 2011) Inside Story Director General’s message 2-3 HFZA News Maritime City 4 Top-3 2011 5 Awards HFZA in Figures 6 7 Events DG Visits 8 Hamriyah Free Zone (HFZ) is extremely proud of its positive contribution to the economic growth of Sharjah and the UAE. We estimate the total value of foreign direct investment (FDI) in our Free Zone has touched US$20 billion in 2010. Our performance is in line with the vision set for HFZ as a growth engine of the local economy. More than 5000 companies from 137 countries around the world have a base in HFZ, including international heavyweights such as Unger Steel, PikPens, Larsen and Toubro (L&T), Standard Chartered, DHL and Essar. The quality of the investor footfall at our Free Zone speaks for itself. I thank them for their continued support over the years, and for the confidence they have shown in our future. 2010 was the twelfth consecutive year of record growth for us. Against an uncertain global recovery and despite the return of competition in market HFZ continued to perform strongly. This reflects the success of our business model and demonstrates we serve our investors wisely and well by giving them the efficient and effective professional services they seek, always putting their interests first, in good times or bad. stronger. HFZ’s CSR initiatives, overseen by Green Team and She-Q club, are wide ranging and include the concepts of ‘contributing to the environment,’ ‘assuring safety and health,’ ‘enabling the disabled,’ ‘corporate citizenship activities,’ and ‘inspiring an environment of giving’. This approach has earned us numerous accolades. We cannot achieve the results we do – without our revered stakeholders. I would like to congratulate all our ‘Top-3 2011’ award winners who really do represent the best in the business. Their high level of performance is displayed not only in the world-class quality of their products and services, but also in the new bar they have helped Hamriyah Free Zone achieve in infrastructure, service, logistics, technology, affordability and sustainability leadership. We are at the threshold of the most opportune moment in the history of HFZ as we accelerate our growth trajectory and build marvels of infrastructure to meet the nation’s development aspirations. Even when recession was at its peak during the 2008-10 period, the number of companies grew exponentially - from 3,341 to 5,000 - a growth of almost 50 per cent. Since the beginning of this year we have registered over 700 companies which makes obvious we have the right strategy, the right culture and the right product to deliver consistent and sustained value to our investors. Best Regards, I am proud to say that our commitment to doing business responsibly and supporting our social environment has not only remained intact over the years, but has become even Rashid Al Leem Director General We believe together we can. HFZA NEWS HFZA Director General meets with Tatarstan President Sharjah Islamic Bank opens new branch in HFZ branch in the presence of Rashid Al Leem, Director General, HFZA; Mohammed Abdullah, CEO, Sharjah Islamic Bank, and a group of the bank’s senior officials, as well as representatives of local government departments. Hamriyah Free Zone is interested in strengthening commercial ties with the Republic of Tatarstan, HFZA Director General Rashid Al Leem stated at the meeting with the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov who was on a working visit in UAE. Tatarstan is one of the wealthiest regions in Russia outside of the major centres of Moscow and St. Petersburg. The republic derives most of its wealth from oil, but it also has large and well-developed manufacturing and petrochemical industries. Its large engineering enterprises produce trucks, automobiles, defence aircrafts and oil-gas pumping equipment which are sold in more than 100 countries around the world. Inauguration ceremony of SIB branch at Hamriyah Free Zone Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB), one of the leading banks of the UAE, has inaugurated its new branch at Hamriyah Free Zone. To mark the occasion, befitting opening ceremonies were held at the branch premise. Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah bin Sultan Al Qassimi, Chairman, HFZA inaugurated the new Green lessons for food handlers food outlets was conducted with Hamriyah Green Team volunteers taking the lead role as food safety auditors under the guidance of HIST. Subsequently a training programme titled ‘Food Safety & Good Hygiene Practices’ was conducted for the benefit of food handlers which was highly successful. “Tatarstan is one of the fastest growing economies of Russian Federation, and its manufacturing and industrial companies have emerged globally competitive. We admire the Tatarstan’s growth and vision in achieving an economic revolution through sheer creativity and grit and look forward to developing further economic ties with the republic,” said Al Leem. Reciprocating, President Rustam Minnikhanov admired the great advances made by UAE to promote business and industry and invited Rashid AL Leem to pay a visit to Tatarstan in order to get acquainted with the economy and industry that is developing there. 2 Commenting on the occasion, Al Leem said: “We are delighted to welcome Sharjah Islamic Bank to the Hamriyah Free Zone, which is fast becoming one of the UAE’s most soughtafter business hubs and a base for increasing number of SME’s from around the world. We have ambitious growth expectations for 2011, and the opening of SIB branch puts us in a better position to support our customers and cater to their financial needs.” Green Team volunteers conducting a food safety audit at the Free Zone In an effort to become a more sustainable and environmentally responsible Free Zone, Hamriyah Green Team - the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of HFZA, in partnership with Haris Institute of Safety Technology (HIST) - a globally recognized occupational health and safety training centre, launched the ‘Stay Green & Stay Clean Campaign’ which focused on restaurants and cafeterias located within the Free Zone. Under the campaign, firstly a ‘Walk Through Friendly Audit’ at all Hamriyah Free Zone Around thirty-five food handlers from nine HFZ food outlets took part in the training programme with enthusiasm. Posters, handouts of training materials on food safety and participation certificates were distributed to all the participants. Hamriyah Green Team has planned many other events and activities for the year 2011, which includes programmes such as Carbon Footprint Determination, Save Paper - Save Tree Campaign, Save Energy - Save Water. The diverse investment opportunities offered by Hamriyah Free Zone were highlighted during the 13th Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) Expo, which was held recently in Sharjah. The Expo, held under the patronage of HH Dr. Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, aimed at increasing co-operation, trade and joint investments between the 57 member states of the OIC. “The OIC Expo provided an excellent opportunity for HFZA to network with a host of entrepreneurs, companies and government officials from OIC countries. The event helped us to raise awareness about the exciting investment opportunities on offer at HFZ, and gain a broad understanding of the possibilities of the OIC market,” said Saud Al Mazrouee, Deputy Director – HFZA team came to the rescue of factory workers in the Indian city of Chennai, after a fire, caused by unknown sources, engulfed the building and came dangerously close to destroying it. Saud Al Mazroee welcomes H.H. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah at HFZA pavilion Commercial Affairs, HFZA. The UAE has been a key player in intra-OIC trade and the country’s trade with member countries comprises 27 per cent of its total foreign trade, according to UAE Minister of Economy. Total trade among member countries touched US$550 million (Dhs 2.01 billion) in 2009 and is expected to rise 20 per cent by 2015. Al Leem named global climate change champion “We were walking down the street after finishing one of our meetings in the area when we noticed some flames and heavy smoke coming from the back yard of one of the factory in the vicinity. Without losing any time we informed the factory owner of the possible fire and rushed with some of his managers to douse the flame from spreading at the site,” said Rashid Al Leem, HFZA Director General, about the daring rescue act. “So we went around, grabbed the water hose, started spraying where we saw the fire,” Al Leem explained. “But alas, to our astonishment, we found that there was limited access to the water to put out the fire. We quickly realized this and instructed everyone not to panic but to join us by throwing mud and sand on the fire,” he added. HFZA Director General Rashid Al Leem was awarded and named the Global Champion of Climate Change at the opening of the ‘Youth & Climate Change’ conference organised by the Youth Exnora International at the prestigious IIT Madras campus, in India. Dr. M.B Nirmal, Founder Chariman, Exnora International, Chennai handed the award to Al Leem during the opening ceremonies of the conference in the august presence of Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, Prince of Arcot. Exnora International is a wide spread environmental movement founded in 1989, focusing on mobilising and empowering communities to participate in preserving nature and preventing environmental degradation, thereby improving the quality of life of the common man. Daring HFZA team saves factory from fire Rashid Al Leem receiving the award from Exnora Internatinal Al Leem, in his acceptance speech, said he is honoured to receive this prestigious award and the recognition that goes with it. He urged that the enthusiasm of youth was crucial to see any benefits on climate change. He said that it is not enough to merely communicate the sustainability message to youth, but it is imperative that it invokes them to think, analyse and question their existing behaviour. This quick thinking saved the rapidly-spreading fire from reaching the neighbouring premises and was deeply appreciated by the factory owner and workers who thanked HFZA team for their timely help. “If these visitors and everyone else didn’t react as quickly as they did, the result would have been catastrophic,” said one of the factory worker. 3 HFZA NEWS Successful participation at 13th OIC Expo maritime city The emirate of Sharjah has been associated with maritime trading in the Gulf for centuries. Today, that proud tradition is maintained through its strategically located three modern sea ports – Port Khalid and Hamriyah on the West coast on the Arabian Gulf and Khor Fakkan on the East coast on the Gulf of Oman - all of which are owned and controlled by the Government of Sharjah’s Department of Seaports and Customs. Sharjah ports are capable of handling a wide variety of tonnage ranging from tankers, container vessels, Ro-Ro ships, reefer ships, passenger ships, heavy lift ships, jack up rigs, bulk carriers and a multitude of smaller vessels - for which the terminals are equipped with the latest ship-shore gantries and modern yard equipment. Major Shipping Lines calling at these ports include United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), CMA-CGM, CSAV, Hanjin, Sea Consortium, China Shipping, Hapag Lloyd, to name a few. Port Khalid Port Khalid is regarded as one of the most important multipurpose ports in the region. The deep water port opened in 1975 and was the first in the UAE to offer modern container shoreside gantry cranes and Ro-Ro facilities, as well as a free trade 4 terminal. The port’s facilities today consist of 21 berths and one oil terminal, with a variety of shipping assets, ranging from general, reefer, dry, liquid and bulk cargo to container and oil and offshore support services. The deepening of berths is currently underway to cater for deeper draft vessels. Port Khorfakkan Port Khorfakkan is one of the world’s leading container transhipment port. Its location on Sharjah’s Indian coast outside the sensitive Straits of Hormuz and close to the main east-west shipping routes, makes it an obvious choice for shipping lines with large transhipment volumes, who also require easy access to the UAE hinterland. The only natural deepwater harbour in the Gulf region, it has 4 berths serviced by 14 container gantry cranes and a multitude of shore side handling equipment, ensuring rapid vessel turnaround for time sensitive liner operators. A major berth extension project is currently under way. Hamriyah Port Hamriyah Port is located in HFZ and was initially built to handle exports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) produced at the Sajja Gas Field in the emirate. Equipped with state- of-the-art facilities and modern technology, the Hamriyah port has several berthing and unberthing facilities, tug and pilot boats and can accommodate very large vessels with a length of up to 230 meters and draft up to 14 meters. Principal deepwater port activities include petrochemical exports and general cargo trade. Over the past years HFZA has invested considerably in the modernization of Hamriyah Port and its infrastructure. The inner harbour project, at a cost of Dhs350 million, was one of the biggest ever undertaken by the Free Zone. It required the dredging of the existing main channel to a depth of nine metres and the excavation of more than five million cubic metres of sand, rock and soil, to create two basins, one five metres deep, and the other seven metres deep - a big boost to maritime support services including ship repairs, dry docks and minor ship building. HAMRIYAH MARITIME CITY The Maritime City of Hamriyah Free Zone, and one of its 7 Magnificent Zones, is systematically pursuing its strategy of globalising as the region’s premier shipbuilding, ocean engineering, maintenance and repairing center for various vessels, containers and players. “The growth of the shipping industry is constantly on the rise, especially in West Asia, and HFZ is proposing to be the most cost-effective maritime destination in the region,” says Rashid Al Leem, Director General, HFZA. “Our aim is to give prospective customers from the shipbuilding and marine equipment industry concentrated access to the world markets from Hamriyah Maritime City and at the same time give active ship and port management companies in the GCC region easier access to the global market for ship building and marine technologies from the same place”. Al Leem added: “Hamriyah port is part of the Free Zone, and benefits from a natural deepwater draught, and is already proving attractive to industry. The port is furnished with dedicated berths for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), a refinery for petrochemical goods, and a diesel berth, as well as boasting its own bunkering facilities. Having these specialised berths at Hamriyah Free Zone is a value added service for our customers, because there is very little transportation required to their on-site facilities and the complementary nature is an element we’re keen to market.” TOP-3 2011 awards presented at a glittering ceremony Hamriyah Free Zone Authority hosted its annual ‘TOP-3 2011’ Awards ceremony at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) headquarters in Sharjah (UAE), honoring its investors, suppliers and service providers for meeting the Free Zone’s exacting business requirements, as well as consistently delivering outstanding service and community value. In all fortyfive companies and individuals in 16 categories were recognized for their excellence. Approximately 250 senior government officials, business leaders and representatives of various companies attended the event, which included keynote remarks by HFZA Director General Rashid Al Leem, who emphasized how business partnerships have made a substantial contribution to HFZ’s growth, reputation, and sustainability leadership. “We work hard within Hamriyah Free Zone to achieve excellence in every aspect of our service, and this is not something we can do alone. These awards allow us to recognize those business partners who have helped us to achieve our goal of not only making our Free Zone increasingly efficient and competitive in an ethical and sustainable way, but also in maintaining a high level of delivery throughout the year,” Al Leem said. “Congratulations to each of you and the many people behind the scenes who worked diligently every day to earn this recognition,” he declared. “Those partners who we have formally recognised today all have at least one thing in common and that is their willingness to engage with us and to go the extra mile in our quest for excellence,” he added. The awards are driven and allocated based on the findings of Hamriyah Free Zone’s ‘Partner Performance Management System’. The system provides performance feedback from across the Free Zone covering its six key performance pillars of: business ethics and conduct, social and environmental practices, financial performance, technical capability, delivery and quality of service as well as the strength of the commercial relationship. Al Leem paid tribute to the award winners and said the future was bright for those who shared Hamriyah Free Zone’s vision for meeting world standards, especially as the Free Zone was preparing to become an important cog in Sharjah’s and UAE’s industrial growth and development. “We’ll go for the best or nothing. We’ll demand that of ourselves and of you,” Al Leem stated in reference to HFZ’s view on the further development of the cooperation with its partners. “In the end, it is a win-win cycle, helping both us and the partners to grow our businesses,” he concluded. The winners of the ‘TOP-3 2011’ awards are: Investors – Major Brands: AXCL Gulf FZE, Haseeb Rasoul FZC, Emirates Techno Casting FZE, Investors – Maritime Industry: Lamprell Energy Ltd ; Sea Trucks Group FZE; Damen Shipyards Sharjah FZE, Investors – Steel Industry: Unger Steel Middle East FZE; Eversendai Engineering FZE; Hamriyah Steel FZC, Investors – Engineering Sector: GL Noble Denton; Mulk Holding FZC; Technomak Energy International FZC, Investors – Oil and Gas Zone: Anabeeb Terminal; Sharjah LPG Corporation (SHALCO) ; Crescent Petroleum Company International Limited, SME Sector: Crisp Food Company FZC; Tytan Organic Chemicals ME FZC; Spacemaker (Emirates) LLC, Business Consultants: Horwath Mak; Axis Auditing & Accounting; Sun Management Consultants FZE, Engineering Consultants: Global Maritime And Port Services Pte Ltd ; AECOM ; Rahal General Enterprises LLC, Finance Auditors: Ernst & Young; Price Waterhouse Coopers; KPMG, Banks: Standard Chartered Bank; Sharjah Islamic Bank; Dubai Islamic Bank, Contractors: Six Construct; Dutco Balfour Beatty LLC; Gulf Eco-Friendly Services, Suppliers: Orient Travels; Sharjah National Travel & Tourist Agency LLC (SNTTA); Skycom Express LLC, Service Providers : Emirates Telecommunication Corporation (Etisalat); UAE Exchange; Al Khaleej Water & Electricity Co. FZE, Green Excellence : Hamriyah Cement Company FZC; Khizar Steel Industries FZE; Bee’ah – The Sharjah Environment Company, TV / Media Category: SMC- Sharjah Television & Radio; Dar Alkhaleej ; Alrroya Aleqtissadiya Newspaper, Personalities: Augusto Di Pietro - Floor System Company FZC; Zoher Hassan Lal - Sea Afloat and Industrial Links FZC; Abdul Saheb Alali - Whitesea Shipping & Supply (LLC) FZC 5 TOP-3 2011 Awards Hamriyah Free Zone awards the excellence of its business partners hfza in figures Regional Representation CIS (6.6%) Europe (11.2%) Americas (4.1%) East Asia MENA GCC (12.8%) Carribean (7%) South Asia (1.3%) (49.3%) (1%) Africa (4.8%) South East Asia (1.1%) Australia & NZ (0.8%) Wood/Paper (2.5%) Automotive(5.8%) 5000 Jewellery/Precious Metals (5.2%) 5500 Growth of Company Leases Company Classification Chemicals(6.5%) Textile (5.6%) Construction(12.3%) Steel/Metals (13.1%) Electricals(2.7%) Oil&Gas (7.7%) Medical (2.0%) Maritime (3.7%) Foodstuff(7.3%) Projected Perfumes (2.2%) Furniture/Interior design (2.9%) IT/Electronics (8.2%) 2011 Machinery/Equipment (12.3%) Africa(4.8%) Americas(4.1%) BANKs Australia & NZ (0.8%) CIS(6.6%) Europe(11.2%) in Hamriyah Free Zone East Asia(1.3%) Gulf States(7%) MENA(12.8%) South Asia(49.3%) South East Asia(1.1%) Carribean(1%) 6 Dubai Islamic Bank Sharjah Islamic Bank P.O. Box 1409, Sharjah Tel: 06 5261122 Fax: 06 5261123 www.alislami.ae P.O. Box 4, Sharjah Tel: 06 5998784 Fax: 06 5269122 www.sib.ae Bank of Baroda P.O. Box 1671, Sharjah Tel: 06 5683273 Fax: 06 5681025 www.bankofbarodauae.ae Standard Chartered Bank P.O. Box 5, Sharjah Tel: 06 5916100 Fax: 06 5680604 www.standardchartered.ae EVENTS Rashid Al Leem speaking at the Muslim World Biz Congress (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Saud Al Mazroee with visitors at HFZA stand in Expo Gateway to Middle East (Gaziantep, Turkey) HFZA stand at the Muslim World Biz Expo (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Rashid Al Leem with Mervin Alexander, CEO Technopark and T Balakrishnan IAS, Undersecretary Government of Kerala (Trivandrum, India) Top 3 2011 Event : Rashid Al Leem with Mohamed Al Mazemi of Standard Chartered Bank (Sharjah, UAE) Top 3 2011 Event : Top HFZA team with guests (Sharjah, UAE) Top 3 2011 Event: Networking session in progress (Sharjah, UAE) Top 3 2011 Event : HFZ Investors pose for the camera (Sharjah, UAE) 7 DG VISITS HFZA and Technopark sign MoU To share best practices for advancement of entrepreneurship in IT sector Hamriyah Free Zone Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with Technopark of Kerala (India) which seeks to create a basis for cooperation and collaboration between the two sides for the advancement of entrepreneurship in IT sector in both geographies through the mutual sharing of knowledge, experience and best practices, thus allowing both sides to benefit from each other’s respective work and involvement. Rashid Al Leem, Director General, HFZA and Mervin Alexander, CEO Technopark, signed the MoU in a ceremony that took place at the Technopark headquarters in Kerala, in the presence of senior management from both sides. Launched in 1990, Technopark is India’s first and one of the biggest technology park dedicated to electronics, software, and other Information Technology (IT) ventures. The park currently serves as home to over 225 companies, which employ more than 35,000 professionals. As per the agreement signed, both parties will do all in their power to facilitate interactions at the industry level as well as share business opportunities, technical expertise, training and development. The MoU also provides opportunities for Technopark firms to reach Middle East and Africa markets through the Hamriyah Free Zone. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Al Leem said: “India’s development and contribution in world’s information technology sector is of highest reputation. We commend the vision of the Government of India to fuel investments in igniting the Rashid Al Leem and Mervin Alexander at the MoU signing ceremony. growth of IT sector all over the country and are pleased to have got this opportunity to partner with Technopark and hope this alliance will further strengthen the IT association between the two sides and open up doors of new opportunities for SME’s of both free zones by way of new markets, joint ventures, sharing of best practices and technology collaborations etc.” He added: “It was a valuable opportunity for the both sides to reflect on the challenges and opportunities we face in serving our respective constituencies. I am happy we did more than just talk, and laid the groundwork for a formal memorandum of understanding (MOU) between us, which has now been signed and is in effect.” Mervin Alexander, CEO, Technopark said: “The collaboration is part of Technopark’s effort to establish and strengthen relations with other countries and provide a conducive environment for overseas companies to set up shop, thrive and grow in business. The MoU is a fruition of our efforts in this direction. 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