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Dubai World Central
"Dubai World Central is set to be the aviation and logistics hub for Dubai as well as the wider region including the Middle East, the Indian Sub-continent, Africa and the CIS."Historically, it is one of the most important and significant urban city developments and will truly transform the region into an economic super power, facilitating seamless trade and transport lanes that will provide a catalytic push in Dubai’s drive for growth and governmental excellence.
“With Dubai World Central we are taking the future into our own hands."
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman, Dubai Aviation City Corporation, Government of Dubai
Objectives
Establishing Dubai Aviation City Corporation a public corporation fully owned by the Government for the purpose of owning The City and administering its affairs. The establishment of the city aims at:
Keeping pace with the continues development experienced by the Emirate in air navigation area and traffic and in international transport.
Attracting international air transport companies to select the city as a center for its regional and international operations.
Attracting transport and air cargo traffic via the city , in order to make it an international center for air navigation and cargo traffic
Making The City a leading international center for education, training and researches relating to air navigation and air transport.
Attracting business and encouraging investment in the city and its zones so as to make it a center processing all competitive factors relating to air navigation.
Making the city an active factor in the development, diversification and strengthening of the economical development of the Emirate.
Promoting international cargo and transport services across the city.
Making the Emirate and the City an international center for multi model transport.
Vision
To make Dubai the leading global hub for Aviation, Air Transport and Logistics industries by 2020
Mission
To provide leading companies in the Aviation, Air Transport and Logistics industries a unique platform consisting of state of the art infrastructure and a business friendly environment. The platform will promote Dubai as a global hub and contribute towards Dubai’s sustainable economic growth. In addition, DACC will focus on Education, R&D and Innovation and will be a catalyst for development of national talent in the respective industries.
Company Facts
Dubai World Central is a 140 square kilometre, multi- phase development with the world’s biggest airport, DWC-Al Maktoum International Airport, at its core.
Fully self-sustaining, Dubai World Central promises to be a key benchmark in the evolution of the emirate, a genuine city- within-a-city
DWC creates a new benchmark in urban planning and destination living designed to support Dubai’s aviation, tourism, commercial and logistics requirements until 2050 and beyond, and represents one of the most important developments in the history of the United Arab Emirates
In perspective, the total dedicated land area is almost twice the size of Hong Kong Island and expected to have an ultimate population of 945,000 people working and living within its borders.
The master plan is composed of six inter-related mini-cities; each carefully planned to satisfy good quality living and work environment, through integrated high quality living standards, while contributing to DWC’s functional organisational structure.
DWC, with infrastructure costs estimated at US$ 33 billion, comprises the following developments:
DWC-Al Maktoum International Airport
DWC Aviation City
Dubai Logistics City (DLC)
DWC Residential City
DWC Commercial City, and
DWC Golf City
DWC is backed by the Government of Dubai and is chaired by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman, Dubai Aviation City Corporation, Government of Dubai.
DWC also creates the world’s first fully-integrated, multi- modal logistics platform in a single, customs-controlled zone.
Website: http://www.dwc.ae/site/index.html
