DP World has won the prestigious Overall Excellence in Supply Chain & Logistics, Best Safety Practices, and Training & Skill Development titles at the highly prestigious CII Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Awards.
The titles have been presented to DP World in recognition of the company’s holistic approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, its robust business continuity plan with special focus on safety and wellbeing of its people and communities, company’s rebound capability and its commitment to maintain the flow of goods for its customers across geographies.
The Overall Excellence Award recognises DP World’s ability to offer efficient and bespoke integrated solutions, and to cater to end-to-end supply chain needs of customers across all kinds of storages and modes of transportation and all types of bulk, domestic, EXIM, and temperature-controlled cargoes.
DP World was awarded the Best Safety Practices Award for its zero-harm approach and exceptional safety culture. The company is investing in new smart technologies and innovations such as Video Analytics, which uses Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning to reduce man-machine interface and make the company’s operations safe and sustainable.
DP World has also won the Training & Skill Development Award, for its noteworthy efforts to ensure that its employees continue to learn and thrive in these unprecedented times. The company undertook several virtual initiatives such as Mobile Learning, and re-designed all its existing training courses to suit the training needs of over 3500 employees across India. It also launched several employee engagement activities through virtual platforms, so that its employees always feel connected, supported, and aligned with the business and community goals of the company.
Rizwan Soomar, CEO & MD, Indian subcontinent, DP World said, “We are elated to win these prestigious Awards recognising our capabilities in Supply Chain & Logistics, Safety Management and Training & Skill Development. It is our endeavour to increase efficiencies in the supply chains by leveraging technology, enhancing safety and investing in training and skill development.”
As one of the largest logistics players in India, DP World handles a quarter of the country’s total container trade volumes. The company has built an extensive network of logistics assets in India across port terminals, rail, inland rail terminals, container freight stations, express services, 3PL, cold chain, freight forwarding and feeder services.
Throughout the crisis, DP World has leveraged its multimodal capabilities, expertise in rail freight, first & last mile transportation and deployed advanced technology to move customers’ goods seamlessly and speedily. The company is developing an integrated platform to help its customers build more efficient, seamless, and transparent supply chains, which would be supported by standardised systems and processes across all its businesses through a uniform ERP system.
