Dortmund: DP World and Wilo Group have expanded their strategic partnership through a new Memorandum of Understanding, aimed at advancing sustainable infrastructure, smart logistics solutions, and AI-based innovations in the global water sector. The agreement was signed at Wilopark in Dortmund by Oliver Hermes, President and Global CEO of the Wilo Group, and Abdulla Al Hashmi, Global Chief Operating Officer, Parks and Economic Zones at DP World, in the presence of Abdulla Al Khater, Head of the Economic Section at the UAE Embassy in Berlin.
According to Emirates News Agency, the expansion of the partnership is a strategic move, linking Wilo's expertise in water technology with DP World's infrastructure and logistics capabilities. Both companies aim to leverage the transformative power of AI to implement joint projects that will have a sustainable impact in multiple sectors, including water and logistics. Oliver Hermes emphasized the significance of the partnership in harnessing AI for broader sustainable impacts.
Abdulla Al Hashmi highlighted that the agreement builds on a long-standing partnership that has been nurtured through Jafza over many years. By combining Wilo's engineering and technology leadership with DP World's integrated logistics ecosystem, the partnership aims to support smarter industrial operations, enhance supply chain resilience, and unlock new opportunities for manufacturers and customers across the UAE, Germany, and global markets.
The partnership also establishes a platform for knowledge exchange and talent development, which are essential for the next phase of industrial growth. The collaboration builds on Wilo's established presence in the region, including its Green Fab facility in Dubai, which was initially built nearly 20 years ago and significantly expanded last year in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) operated by DP World.
Under the new MoU, the companies will explore the implementation of Wilo's AI-integrated solutions across DP World's logistics hubs and ports, optimize Wilo's global supply chains, and assess collaboration under the Wilo Global WATER AI Academy programme.