Dubai Flower centre
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Dubai Flower Centre was developed to handle flower imports and exports, as Dubai is a major hub for the import
and export
of flowers and the airport required a specialist facility since these products need special conditions. The flower centre's first phase was completed in 2004 at a cost of $50 million. The flower centre is not yet finished and construction will continue in another two phases. The centre will offer an enhanced level of automation over a five to seven year period for processing flower
products. It will begin with a semi-automated system with manual sorting before eventually becoming fully automated.
The Flower centre is capable of handling up to 150,000 tons of flowers and perishables.The centre, developed and automated have a floor area of about 100,000 sqm providing for export
chambers and offices apart from product break down and buildup stations and automated sorting areas. The handling capacity of the centre is anticipated to exceed 300,000 metric tones of product throughput per annum. The cold storage facility at Dubai Flower Centre is fully bonded and measures 34,000m2. DFC currently houses around 19 tenants from 11 countries that offer a diverse range of products and varieties of cut flowers, plants, foliage, fruits and vegetables. Once fully operational it will serves as an international market with over two billion consumers.
Import
The term import is derived from the conceptual meaning as to bring in the goods and services into the port of a country. The buyer of such goods and services is referred to an "importer" who is based in the country of import whereas the overseas based seller is referred to as an "exporter". Thus...
and export
Export
The term export is derived from the conceptual meaning as to ship the goods and services out of the port of a country. The seller of such goods and services is referred to as an "exporter" who is based in the country of export whereas the overseas based buyer is referred to as an "importer"...
of flowers and the airport required a specialist facility since these products need special conditions. The flower centre's first phase was completed in 2004 at a cost of $50 million. The flower centre is not yet finished and construction will continue in another two phases. The centre will offer an enhanced level of automation over a five to seven year period for processing flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
products. It will begin with a semi-automated system with manual sorting before eventually becoming fully automated.
The Flower centre is capable of handling up to 150,000 tons of flowers and perishables.The centre, developed and automated have a floor area of about 100,000 sqm providing for export
Export
The term export is derived from the conceptual meaning as to ship the goods and services out of the port of a country. The seller of such goods and services is referred to as an "exporter" who is based in the country of export whereas the overseas based buyer is referred to as an "importer"...
chambers and offices apart from product break down and buildup stations and automated sorting areas. The handling capacity of the centre is anticipated to exceed 300,000 metric tones of product throughput per annum. The cold storage facility at Dubai Flower Centre is fully bonded and measures 34,000m2. DFC currently houses around 19 tenants from 11 countries that offer a diverse range of products and varieties of cut flowers, plants, foliage, fruits and vegetables. Once fully operational it will serves as an international market with over two billion consumers.