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.

Time Star Shipping LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

106, Oriental House , Khalid Bin Walid Road, Dubai, 121968 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

TNF Clearing & Forwarding LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

407 4th floor Rolla Street , Opposite Port Rashid, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 171558 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

TOOSAN CARGO SERVICES LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

ALRAS , GOLD SOUK, DUBAI, UAE, 251862 U.A.E

Air Freight

Total Freight International.LlcUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

705-B, Meena Appartments, Meena Rashid Road , PO Box 50379, Dubai U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

Total Moving & Storage LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

Ras Al Khor ,, Dubai, UAE, 62401 U.A.E

Removals

TOTAL MOVING AND STORAGE LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

PO BOX 62401 , NO 6 SARCO COMPUNT, DUBAI, UAE, 62401 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

TOUCH WORLD SHIPPING LLCUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

AIR CARGO TERMINAL , DUBAI CARGO VILLAGE, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 11 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

TPF Forwarding Network (Dubai)Unclaimed

United Arab Emirates

1st Floor, Sharaf Building , Tariq Bin Ziyad Road, Karama, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 121167 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

Track Aviation ServicesUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

A2-120 SAIF ZONE ,, Ash Shariqah, 11011 U.A.E

Air Freight

Tradex Marine Global DMCCOUnclaimed

United Arab Emirates

715 Al Khaleej Centre Bldg , 7th Floor, Dubai, UAE, 51595 U.A.E

Freight Forwarders

Freight Forwarders in the UAE

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