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ProLogis plans on building a warehouse in Dubai, UAE as Canon already has warehouse in operation. Is Dubai the gateway for the Middle East?

Global companies have started to put warehouses in <city w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />Dubai</place /></city />, UAE.  <city w:st="on" />Dubai</city /> is a key location for business in the <place w:st="on" />Middle East</place />.  <a href="http://ir.prologis.com/investors/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=276261" target="_blank">ProLogis will build its first Warehouse</a> in the <place w:st="on" />Middle East</place />.  They have agreed to build a 798,000 square feet warehouse in <city w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />Dubai</place /></city /> for <a href="http://www.aramex.com/" target="_blank">Aramex</a>, a total transportation solution provider.  The warehouse will be located in <city w:st="on" />Dubai</city />’s Logistics City (DLC) which is 20 minutes from <place w:st="on" /><placetype w:st="on" />Port</placetype /> of <placename w:st="on" />Jebel Ali</placename /></place />, the seventh largest container port in the world. Jeff Schwartz, chairman and CEO of ProLogis stated "<city w:st="on" />Dubai</city />, which benefits from a centralized location and immediate access to major modes of transport, is quickly becoming a gateway to the <place w:st="on" />Middle East</place />, with DLC set to serve as one of the largest supply chain communities in the world. Having a presence in this rapidly growing global logistics hub will enable us to become part of this burgeoning economic environment, and we are confident continued infrastructure development will drive further demand for our modern distribution space." <a href="http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=200995&Sn=BUSI&IssueID=30250">Canon has recently opened</a> a warehouse in <city w:st="on" />Dubai</city /> for its <place w:st="on" />Middle East</place /> operations.  10 application/xml false Aramex Canon DLC Dubai Logistics City Port of Jebel Ali Prologis Supply Chain Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; InfoPath.1) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 Establish 208.105.4.154 false true false false true 187565 false false true false false false true 165493 blog blogsite/ChinaSupplyChain/web