AI for logistics and trade
Trade runs on email and phone calls. AI agents answer them in seconds.
Cost sits in email and phone-driven order, quote and status handling, paperwork preparation, and manual routing and yard planning.
4 hours to 90 sec
Order and quote agents
78% of calls
Carrier communication agents
10% efficiency
Yard and terminal optimisation
As a global trade hub, the UAE's logistics sector handles enormous message and document volumes, exactly the work AI agents now take on.
Use cases
Where AI returns
the most time and money.
Order and quote agents
4 hours to 90 secAI reads emailed requests and tenders and builds orders and quotes in your system.
ReportedC.H. Robinson's AI agents accept orders in under 90 seconds against up to four hours before, with 30% higher productivity (2025). C.H. RobinsonCarrier communication agents
78% of callsVoice and email agents chase carriers for updates and escalate exceptions to a person.
Vendor-reportedKuehne+Nagel's pilot handled 78% of connected carrier calls end to end with a 47% capacity gain. HappyRobotRoute optimisation
AI sequences deliveries to cut distance, fuel and driver time.
ProjectedUPS projected its ORION routing system would save about 100 million miles and USD 300m to 400m a year. Transport TopicsYard and terminal optimisation
10% efficiencyAI plans container placement and allocates cranes and trucks.
Vendor-reportedDP World's container optimisation with INTECH reports 10% higher crane and truck efficiency. INTECH
UAE context
Rules that shape deployment
- Aramex uses AI routing and territory planning for same-day delivery, and DP World runs an AI risk engine in its CARGOES customs platform. Logistics Viewpoints
- The UAE Personal Data Protection Law (Federal Decree-Law 45 of 2021) limits cross-border transfers of personal data and requires impact assessments for high-risk processing, which favours private and in-country AI deployments. UAE Government portal
How Thirty Days helps logistics and trade teams
Forward-Deployed Engineers
Our engineers work inside your business, at your office, turning the roadmap into working AI.
Private Enterprise AI
A private assistant that answers from your documents and systems, and respects who can see what.
AI Training Programmes
Because we have mapped every role, every session is relevant to the task in front of them.
On-Prem Solutions
Models, data and logs stay in infrastructure you control, on your premises or in-region.
FAQ
AI in logistics and trade
Yes. Our engineers connect agents to your transport or ERP system so orders and updates land where your team already works.
Sources: C.H. Robinson, HappyRobot, Transport Topics, INTECH, Logistics Viewpoints and UAE Government portal.
Further reading
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