Shipa Delivery

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Shipa Delivery is a delivery company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). [1] [2] The company was founded in 2016 by Borhene Ben Mena and was launched by global logistics provider Agility. [3]

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History

Upon its launch in 2016, it focused on delivering electronics, luxury items, and apparel. [4]

In 2019 the company expanded its operations to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. [1] [5] [6]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Shipa Delivery has expanded its options to include refrigerated items, groceries, medicines, bank cards, SIM cards, etc. [2] In August 2021, the company opened its e-fulfilment center in Kuwait. [7]

Shipa Delivery offers a comprehensive range of services, including on-demand delivery, same-day delivery, next-day delivery, cash on delivery, track & trace, and e-commerce fulfillment.

Shipa Delivery was named ‘Last-Mile Delivery Provider of the Year’ at the ‘Landmarks in Logistics’ Awards 2022. [8] The same year, it received another award from Business Tabloid. [9]

How Shipa Elevates Last-Mile Delivery

The company boosts last-mile delivery in the following ways:

Operations

Shipa Delivery is the last-mile delivery service line of the Shipa LLC platform, which also includes Shipa Freight, Shipa Ecommerce, and Shipa Mall. [10] [4] Agility committed an investment of $100m to launch the digital logistics platform, that lets businesses, entrepreneurs and consumers manage their freight, e-commerce, and urban deliveries online.

The company operates in the UAE and GCC countries and provides global, US, European, Chinese, and Middle Eastern companies with cross-border fulfillment services, end-to-end logistics, and data analytics. [10] [11] [12] As of 2023, company's CEO is Borhene Ben Mena. [3]

In 2021, Agility and Shipa announced the launch of a bonded, express road freight network to connect businesses and consumers across the GCC.

The service provides customers with less-than-truckload (LTL) and full truckload (FTL) options.

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