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.

G M B International Shipping LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

Al Garhoud, AFR Business Center , 1st Floor , Office 120, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 35261 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

GALAXY CARGO LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

DAMSCUSS STREET, AL ZAROUNI BUILDING , OFFICE NO. 111, AL QUSAIS DUBAI, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 00004 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

Gamma 5 Logistics DubaiUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

Office 311a, Building E1,Dubai Airport Free Zone ,, Dubai, UAE, PO Box 293720 Dubai, UAE U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

GAT International Cargo FZEUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

Q1-03 Office no.23 ,, Sharjah, Sharjah, 514311 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

Gex Freight LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

S-2 – 15, Emirates Co-operative Society , Garhoud Village, PO Box 79121, Dubai, 79121 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

GFMM LOGISTICS LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

QUSAIS INDUSTRIAL AREA NO.1 ,, Dubai, 232521 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

GHS LogisticsUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

Warehouse B-52, SHB , Al Hamrah Industial Area, AL Jazeera Al Hamrah, Ras Al Khaimah, 85712 RAK, United Arab Emirates U.A.E Phone: +97172330600

Freight Forwarders

GIM SEA CARGO LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

10A St. Warehouse 8 (B-94) , Al Quoz 3, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, P.O Box: 393392 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

GLM GLOBAL LOGISTICS AND MORE GMBHUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

SAIF ZONE ,, SHARJAH, SHARJAH, 514238 U.A.E

Shipping Lines

Global American LineUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

305, 3rd Floor, Sheikha Mariyam Building , Al Maktoom Road, Nasr square, Dubai U.A.E

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