The AD Ports Group’s subsidiary MICCO Logistics has acquired 31 new tipper trucks as part of its effort to offer broader integrated logistics support to the United Arab Emirates’ construction and metals manufacturing sectors.
With this acquisition, the logistics company aims to further diversify the range of its service offering and to support increased customer demand in the construction sector.
The first trucks have already been delivered in MICCO’s existing ground fleet of more than 400 vehicles that are currently servicing a range of different industry sectors, such as the pharmaceutical, healthcare, fresh and general cargo.
With a combined transport capacity of over 2,300 metric tonnes, the new trucks will be capable of moving material and supplies between ports, factories, and different development sites across Abu Dhabi and the rest of the UAE, according to a statement.
“The new fleet will be fully equipped with pre-installed Fleet Management Systems (FMS), incorporating the latest real-time vehicle geo-fencing and telematics technology,” noted AD Ports in a statement.
Robert Sutton, Head of Logistics Cluster, AD Ports Group, said: “The addition of the new tipper trucks to MICCO’s vehicle fleet broadens AD Ports Group’s logistics offering and helps boost our status as one of the regional and global leaders in the logistics supply chain space.”
“We are already serving multiple sectors including healthcare, retail, e-commerce, consumer, oil and gas, heavy lift, and polymers, and our entry into the construction sector underlines our ambition to diversify our portfolio to serve what is one of the core sectors of the UAE’s economy,” he added.
Moreover, Sutton commented, “Our customers can rest assured that they will be able to easily plug into AD Ports Group’s wide spectrum of integrated services and benefit from our economies of scale.”
At the same time, Clifford D’Souza, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer at MICCO Logistics, stated, “Our investment into our technologically-advanced tipper fleet will help facilitate a steady and reliable supply of construction materials and products from ports and factories directly to construction sites, saving our customers costs and time.”
MICCO Logistics commenced operations in 1978 as a freight forwarder, initially serving the oil and gas industries. To date, the company has handled more than 80% of Abu Dhabi’s total oil, gas, and petrochemical projects, and has been steadily expanding into new industry sectors.
