Why is the UAE used as a re-export hub?

Dubai’s free zones (JAFZA and others) let cargo enter, be stored or consolidated, and be re-exported without incurring UAE customs duty, making the UAE a distribution gateway to the wider GCC, Africa, and South Asia. Many forwarders on CargoLinked specialise in free-zone and re-export logistics.

Which UAE ports and airports do forwarders ship through?

Jebel Ali (Dubai) is the region’s largest container port, with Khalifa Port serving Abu Dhabi. Air freight runs through Dubai International (DXB), Al Maktoum (DWC), and Abu Dhabi (AUH). Forwarders handle FCL, LCL, air, and cross-Gulf road freight.

Can UAE forwarders handle project and heavy-lift cargo?

Yes. With major construction, oil-and-gas, and infrastructure activity in the region, many UAE forwarders specialise in out-of-gauge, break-bulk, and heavy-lift project cargo. Post a freight request with dimensions and weights for specialist quotes.

Freight Forwarders in the UAE

Dubai & Abu Dhabi logistics, re-export & free-zone specialists

Browse 980 verified freight forwarders and logistics companies in the United Arab Emirates on CargoLinked. The UAE is the Middle East’s premier trade and re-export hub: Jebel Ali (the largest port in the region) and Khalifa Port anchor ocean freight, while Dubai (DXB/DWC) and Abu Dhabi run some of the world’s busiest air-cargo operations. Forwarders here specialise in transhipment and re-export through JAFZA and other free zones, project and heavy-lift cargo, and distribution across the GCC, Africa, and the Indian subcontinent. Compare providers by service and mode, then post a free freight request for competitive quotes.

ATS - FZEUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

RAK UAE ,, RAK, RAK, RAK 50020 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

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ATS Shipping LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

Dubai , U.A.E, Dubai, U.A.E, 28533 U.A.E

Shipping Lines

ATW SHIPPING LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

P.O. BOX # 234645 ,, DUBAI, DUBAI, 234645 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

Aura Freight Time Shipping LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

P.O.Box, 235208, Dubai - UAE ,, Dubai, UAE, 235208 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

avd logisticsUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

u.a.e dubai diera , u.a.e dubai diera, dubai, dubai/u.a.e, 377820 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

Avem Line Sea Shipping Co LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

Flat no: M4 , Mohammed Noor Talib Building , Khalid Bin Walid Road,Dubai, U.A.E, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 191616 U.A.E

Shipping Lines

AVGO Middle East FZEUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

P6-197 ,, SAIF Zone, Sharjah, UAE, 7873 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

AVIAEXPORT AIRWAYSUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

Dubai, Burj Khalifa area, First Al Khail st(86 st) Reagal Tower, office 2004 , Georgia, Tbilisi, Airport building 38,office 28, Dubai, Dubai, 214675 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

AVIONHAZE CARGO LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

WAREHOUSE 1265 , DUBAI AIRPORT CARGO VILLAGE, DUBAI, Dubai, 1100950 U.A.E

Air Freight

AWM Logistics Serivces LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

fish roundabout Dubai , Industrial area 10 Sharjah, Dubai, Dubai, 0097 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

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