MEA | UAE Business Awards 2025 18 Most Trusted Project Logistics Partner 2025 – UAE Established in 1977, MFC is a global provider of supply chain logistics and shipping solutions. Headquartered in Dubai, MFC has built a strong global network upon a long history of reliability, experience, and trust, having serviced its customers in the most challenging environments. Today we look at MFC Extreme, a division of MFC that has been recognised for its excellence in the UAE Business Awards 2025. We heard more from General Manager Laurance Langdon. FC Extreme is a specialist division within the MFC Group, providing dedicated expertise in project and event logistics solutions around the world through a network of specialist partners. Whether handling the complex transportation of a large offshore module, a turnkey industrial project requiring expert planning and coordination, or a sporting event or entertainment festival with a time-sensitive delivery window, MFC Extreme is renowned globally for its ability to deliver. The world of logistics is fast paced, with ever-evolving rules and regulations. Clients within this sector demand expertise delivered by a trusted partner well-equipped to aid them in navigating this complex landscape, handling not only their logistics but also helping them to deliver their project or event in a timely and cost-effective fashion. In a highly competitive sector, MFC Extreme stands out for this very offering, acting as an extension of its clients’ teams to successfully undertake and complete their projects. “MFC Extreme has built its growth on many years of experience, in-depth knowledge, and client trust,” said Laurance. “For nearly five decades, we have been delivering projects locally and regionally. In 2022, MFC Extreme was established as a stand-alone division within the MFC Group to introduce a specialised focus. Today, our global chartering desk sits at the core of our business. MFC Extreme is able to arrange vessels anywhere in the world and provide origin and destination services for a complete door-to-door solution.” With unmatched expertise, involving MFC Extreme as the logistics partner early in the project ensures more efficient and cost-effective solutions. When fewer external companies and intermediaries are involved, the process is streamlined and allows for greater control. Clients partnering with MFC Extreme can trust that every stage of the project will be meticulously managed from start to finish, utilising only top-tier subcontractors and partners to deliver optimal results. “Challenges will always pop up, but it is in how you deal with them where experience shines through,” Laurance explained. “When inexperience is in play or too many companies are involved, something goes wrong – fingers are pointed, costs rapidly increase, and companies try to get out to protect themselves rather than fix the issue. That is why it is important to know who everyone is, what role they play, and ensure that they know what they are doing.” Such challenges arose in a recent project undertaken by MFC Extreme, when the company was contracted to bring two new 160MT tugboats to the UAE from a shipyard in China. The first step was towing the tugs 100 nautical miles to the loading port in China and thereafter load them onboard a heavy-lift vessel on-deck before setting course for the UAE. The client had been misguided by many other companies that these boats could only be taken on a deck barge from yard to port, which added significant additional costs. MFC secured special permissions from Chinese marine authorities, allowing it to tow these boats from the yard to the port of loading, saving substantial unnecessary costs for the client. Once at the port, the tugs were loaded onto a heavy lift vessel using divers to assist with the underwater slinging process. MFC had also prepared custom cradles in advance for secure stowage on deck. These operations coincided with the Chinese New Year, a period of reduced staffing that required meticulous coordination to avoid delays. Despite careful planning, the vessel owner altered the discharge port mid-journey. MFC quickly resolved the issue by presenting cost-effective solutions, negotiating a discount on ocean freight, and arranging the final delivery well ahead of the vessel’s arrival. Ultimately, the tugs were delivered on time and without additional costs, allowing the client to proceed with their offshore operations as planned. This is just one shining example of the many presented for which MFC Extreme is positioned at the very forefront of the logistics industry. Through client-centricity, innovation, and a streamlined and methodical process, the company has quickly risen the ranks to establish itself as an industry leader and a trusted partner in event and project logistics management. It is for this expertise, consistently demonstrated through the masterful completion of complex projects, that MFC Extreme has earned the title of Most Trusted Project Logistics Partner 2025 – UAE. Company: MFC Extreme Web Address: https://mfc.ae/ M
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