List of Meeting
The Most important recommendations
- Meeting with ARAMEX company, to discuss cooperation on e-commerce development and shipping fees for small and medium enterprises.
The most important thing discussed in the meeting:
- Electing Mr. Kahlid Rabeah Al Doseri as Committee Vice-Chairman.
- Arranging number of meetings with concerned authorities to discuss subjects related to the sector.
- Discussing nominating advisors from related authorities to enrich the committee with their expertise.
The Most important recommendations
- Meeting with freight forwarders representative to discuss their challenges
- Discussing foreign drivers’ issues and proposing a request for no objection letter before traveling, similar to the practice in neighboring countries.
- Request a consultative traffic study to allocate a land for heavy trucks parking in the Kingdom of Bahrain
- Request a meeting with Tamkeen to discuss support for the logistics sector.
The Most important recommendations
- Discussing updated committee action plan
- Discussing submitting a proposal to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to organize periodic campaigns on a monthly basis every month regarding yellow plates
- Discussion of submitting a proposal to the General Traffic Directorate and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to change the color of private transport plates to a different color.
- Discussion of the scarcity of a vacancy for the profession of custom clearing agent
- Communication with General Corporation of King Fahd Causeway regarding the rents of customs clearance offices on the Bahraini side
- Discussing procedures for refusing to transfer a Gulf license if the driver's age exceeds fifty years
- Discussing the annual report of the Bahrain Transport and Communications Association.
The Most important recommendations
- Meeting with specialized companies to discuss providing electronic services to custom clearing agents and shipping and logistics companies
- Discussing challenges facing used car clearing agents in Khalifa bin Salman Port, and reducing and standardizing procedures from 13 points to 4 points in one central point
- Discussing submitting proposals to Tamkeen regarding transportation and logistics companies support evaluation criteria
- Discussing the application of the Saudi system by authorizing each importing company as a primary clearer, in the event of termination a letter from the previous clearing agent shall be submitted to pay all his fees and customs tax fees that he paid according to the authorization issued by the Bahraini customs
- Submitting a proposal for the committee to participate in awareness activities for the International Traffic Day and the upcoming Unified Arab Traffic Week May 4, 2023
The Most important recommendations
- Arrange a meeting with the General Directorate of Traffic.
- Organize a seminar to discuss the challenges in the transport and logistics sector.
- Arrange a meeting with Batelco to discuss the possibility of strengthening the internet network at the King Fahd Bridge - Fiber WIFI plans.