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Established in 1989, Globelink West Star Shipping LLC (GLWSS), is widely recognized as the leading Freight Forwarding & Logistics partner in the U.A.E. as well as the entire Middle East region. GLWSS provides comprehensive Freight Forwarding & Logistics solutions for our customers. With an employee strength of over 750 well-trained staff (of which 650 based in UAE), there is a strong customer focus to ensure smooth and reliable service deliveries.
GLWSS has its primary office located in the commercial city of Dubai with branches spread across 3 emirates in the UAE; Dubai (Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai Airport Free Zone, Dubai Cargo Village, Dubai World Central (DWC)), Abu Dhabi (City office, Musaffah) and Sharjah (City office, SAIF Zone).
Under the Globelink West Star umbrella, the company steadfastly expanded its footprint in the GCC / Middle East Region by establishing its offices in Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Dammam, and Jeddah).
Our robust IT system & processes ensure the expeditious scalability of our services, which are subjected through multiple rounds of stringent quality checks as evinced by our ISO 9001:2015 Certification. Globelink West Star Shipping is an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO), certified by Dubai Customs, U.A.E., giving credence to its stringent statutory & regulatory compliance, international trade compliance as well as vigorous supply chain security process.
LCL Export Consolidation Services
Globelink West Star's global LCL network reinforces its place among the most dynamic and dependable LCL service providers in the Middle East. GLWSS has direct consolidation services to 35 most prominent destinations across the world in Asia, Africa, Europe and USA. GLWSS focuses on strategically located transshipment hubs like Singapore, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Barcelona and New York to cover the length and breadth of various continents.
GLWSS with its unyielding focus & innovation in services to its clients could establish an identity and leadership for itself in the U.A.E as well as the entire Middle East region. The emphasis of exclusivity on LCL with dedicated team to handle various disciplines and process earned a true brand value across Middle East region for the company as a whole.
The word "LCL" denotes immense possibilities - LCL department also rightly enabled the vertical growth of Globelink West Star in the Middle East region especially Kuwait and Doha. This combined strength form a unique LCL platform for continued success and future growth with the highest level of schedule integrity and reliability in transit time.
Import Sea Freight Department
GLWSS offers the most effective import sea freight solution in terms of competitive pricing, fast and reliable transit time and cost saving opportunities incorporating consolidated sea freight, FCL and non-containerized loads of oversized cargo including break-bulk and RO-RO shipments. GLWSS has comprehensive facilities to manage every phase of your cargo's journey including electronic tracking of cargo during transit. The Import division is equipped with highly experienced team of sales, customer services and operations professionals competent to offer unrivaled services to clients.
Needless to mention that GLWSS Import division enjoys enviable leadership position in the Middle East in contrast to its peers.
Import Sea Freight services broadly include:
• Cargo Collection from any origin globally for import into Dubai
• Cross Trade expertise on all trade routes with switch B/L options
• Door to Door Services
Customs Clearance Department
GLWSS has an exclusive customs clearance department with a dedicated & knowledgeable team of professionals well conversant with even the complex nature of customs regulations & procedures for a smooth customs clearance process. The customs clearance team ensures swift clearance completing the administration formalities using highly efficient advanced electronic interface of Dubai Customs' Web portal "Dubai Trade". In Dubai online processing of customs declaration directly via the web portal "Dubai Trade" ensures seamless and fast customs clearance.
The customs clearance team ably acting as a force multiplier for the overall efficiency & productivity of the import sales & import operation teams.
Warehousing and Distribution Division
These centers have efficient warehouse management software systems with advanced cargo handling equipment, which facilitate efficient stuffing and cross unsnuffing of consignments bound for export and import. All the warehouses have efficient team of staff, who are fully trained to handle any type of cargo in pristine order.
Globelink West Star Shipping, Kuwait Branch
Oil-rich Kuwait is a tiny country nestling at the top of the Gulf, flanked by powerful neighbors including Saudi Arabia. Despite its small geographic size, Kuwait is a giant in the oil and gas industry.
Despite the glut in oil supplies and related subdued economic environment in Kuwait due to lower oil prices, the consumption story in Kuwait is intact and providing an enabling environment for the Freight Forwarding industry to be a part of this consumption story. Given that the planned outlook of future development as well as possible diversification of economy in varied fields holds promise for the transportation & logistics business in times to come.
The presence of Globelink West Star in Kuwait will continue to play an important role is providing quality logistics and freight forwarding services to local as well as overseas clients.
Globelink West Star Shipping Kuwait was established in the year 2009 and has already established itself as a dominant player mainly offering import services, local customs clearance and door deliveries. Combining the strength of GLWSS Dubai and with a dedicated team of professionals, the Kuwait office has shown a steady and sustained growth over the period of years since its inception.
Globelink West Star Shipping, Qatar, Doha Branch Office
The state of Qatar is an important member of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Qatar is a developed country, backed by the world's third largest natural gas and oil reserves. Qatar Chamber of Commerce providing a business stimulating environment has become one of the most prominent investment destinations for lots of foreign companies. This emerging trend in the business potential provides immense opportunities for Freight Forwarding & Logistic industry.
Globelink West Star Shipping, Doha, branch was established in the year 2012 to realize this huge business potential in future.
Following the tradition of the GLWSS Dubai's customer centric approach with high level of commitments to customer services, GLWSS Doha created an identity for itself in Qatar. In line with the general consumption story in Qatar, the activities are mainly concentrated on the import services. GLWSS Doha leveraging on the inherent strength of GLWSS Dubai established leadership in import services. In fact, GLWSS Dubai is a catalyst for the growth of GLWSS Doha.
Globelink West Star Shipping, Saudi Arabia Branch
An oil rich country like Saudi Arabia backed by one of the largest natural gas reserves in the world has shown tremendous growth in consumption providing great impetus, especially for import services. Further, many high- end value projects are underway here in infrastructure and other spheres of the economy. These coupled with a diversification of the economy in varied fields hold tremendous promise for the logistics and freight forwarding business.
Globelink West Star Shipping Saudi was founded in 2018 and has quickly established itself as a dominant player, primarily providing import services, local customs clearance, and door-to-door deliveries. The Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam offices have shown steady and sustained growth over the years since its inception, combining the strength of GLWSS Dubai and the dedicated team of professionals.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Our corporate social responsibility initiatives are holistic and mainly focus on addressing the various pressing social and humanitarian issues especially in India, Nepal and U.A.E. The company and its employees believe in promoting a strong sense of responsibility towards the uplift of poor and needy as well as addressing critical humanitarian concerns in the best possible manner. We are actively pouring our part for ruling out plenty of social issues through our communal improvement programs.
Globelink West Star Shipping sponsors over 20 schools every year across India in association with EKAL Vidyalaya Foundation with a pointed objective to make education possible for many rural and tribal children, who couldn't afford quality education. The EKAL Vidyalaya Foundation primarily focuses on education programs on tribal and other underprivileged communities in rural India.
Globelink West Star Shipping in association with EKAL Vidyalaya (www.ekal.org) extending strong support to this noble cause, which has facilitated providing over 400 poor children with free education and also empowering 13 villages in rural India.
WemagCharity is one of the CSR initiatives by Globelink West Star Shipping.
Wemag Charity channeled the message amongst our 750+ strong employees that simple acts of kindness such as giving to charity or expressing gratitude have a positive effect on our long-term moods. The overwhelming support & encouraging responses from staff to the various Wemag Charity drives gathered contributions that helped to cure the miseries of poor and needy from time to time. All these noble initiatives played perfectly to the tune of organization's objective i.e. "One-in-Unity". All these enabling environments aired a profound message "If everyone is moving together, then success takes care of itself".
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