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Our History

Since 1993

Our Journey Through the Years

1993
1993
1993

Founded

Middle East Ship Stores was established as a sole establishment offering shipping supply services at UAE ports.

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1997
1997

New Headquarters

Middle East Ship Stores moved its headquarters to a purpose built office and warehouse in Al Quoz Industrial Area.

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1998
1998

Fuji Collaboration

Middle East Ship Stores and Fuji Trading signed an Agreement of Collaboration for two years, after which time a decision would be made about continuing with a partnership. The years between 1998 and 2000 would prove to be busy and saw the company soar in greater business volume as well as opening new branches and subsidiaries.

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1999
1999

Fujairah Office

MEF opened its office in Fujairah. Seen here with Saeed Al Malik are Mr. Henry Ng, Mr. Mitsui, Mr. Miyatake, and Mr. Al Malik's uncle, Mr. Amiri.

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2000
2000
2000

Middle East Fuji LLC

The joint venture between Middle East Ship Stores and Fuji Trading was made official. The name of the company was officially changed to Middle East Fuji LLC, giving the new entity the ability to leverage its assets for even greater growth.

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2002
2002

JMSDF Partnership

Japan's Defense General, Nakatani, visited the first fleet of the JMSDF in the UAE. MEF began supplying the JMSDF ships calling at UAE ports as part of the Afghan Mission in 2001.

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2005
2005

Nakilat Fuji LLC

MEF established Nakilat Fuji LLC in Qatar as a joint venture with Qatar Gas Transport Company, providing marine services and supplies.

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2008
2008

Expansion to Oman

Middle East Fuji Khimji Co. LLC was registered and established in Muscat, Oman, a joint venture between Khimji Ramdas Group in Oman and Middle East Fuji LLC in the UAE, offering services to the marine, offshore, and hospitality industries in the Sultanate of Oman.

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2010
2010
2010

Engineering Department Formed

The independent engineering department, originally formed in 1999, was registered with partners as a separate company in Dubai, UAE, called Fuji Walco Middle East LLC. In the same year, Middle East Fuji Khimji Shipping LLC was established in Fujairah, offering marine agency and husbandry.

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2015
2015

New Warehouse

Middle East Fuji LLC bought 4,180.64 sqm for a warehouse building in Al Quoz Industrial Area 3, behind Audi Showroom near Times Square.

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2016
2016

Seatrade Award & ERP

MEF won the first Seatrade Maritime Ship Supplier of the Year Award, hosted its third MEFE Technical Seminar, and implemented the AS400 ERP system.

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2018
2018

Shiptek Award

Mr. Al Malik was awarded the Personality of the Year Award during Shiptek 2018.

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2018
2018
2018

Outstanding Achievement Award

Mr. Al Malik was honored with the Outstanding Achievement Award 2018 at the Seatrade Maritime Awards event, sponsored by Drydocks World Dubai, for his overall achievements and contribution to the industry over the years.

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2019
2019

New Al Quoz Premises

MEF moved into its new office and warehouse in Al Quoz.

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2020
2020

SAP S/4 HANA

MEF chose SAP S/4 HANA as its new ERP system to leverage the latest technologies and intelligent automation with real-time analytics, better managing business processes with new infrastructure and reaching a new milestone.

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2021
2021

Technical Warehouse Expansion

Middle East Fuji opened its new warehouse on April 1, 2021, after reconstructing its old technical warehouse into a two-story technical warehouse.

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2022
2022
2022

KOBEYa Marina Grand Opening

Gluten-free Japanese restaurant KOBEYa, which caters to gluten-free customers in the UAE, expanded its operations by opening a second location at Marina Gate in Dubai Marina.

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2023
2023

New Office in India

Expanding Horizons: Middle East Fuji inaugurated a new office in India, under the company name MEF TECH SUPPORT PRIVATE LIMITED.

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2024
2024

New Facility Development with Main Contractor

MEF has partnered with City Night to construct a new state-of-the-art Logistics Centre and modern office facility, enhancing logistics capabilities and workspace in line with MEF’s growth.

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