AUGUST August: Hassan Allam Utilities + Agility to open Yanmu East logistics park. Oman will award Ras Al Hadd Airport consultancy contract. 27 August (Sunday): Last day for companies to bid for the construction tender for Kuwait’s Mubarak Al Kabeer Port. 28 August (Monday): Registration for Emirates Postal Group’s Logistics Unleashed competition concludes. SEPTEMBER 4-6 […]
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TODAY: HMM’s shipping line linking MENA ports with India and the Far East is launching in September + Houthi tariff hike could impact Yemeni ports
Good morning, friends. It’s a brisk news day in the logistics world in what’s shaping up to be a slow week as the summer lull continues. THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY- There isn’t much going on, but we did take note of one big story out of Qatar: Qatar Post acquired an additional 40% stake in […]
Qatar Post acquires 40% of e-commerce platform Turkish Souq
The Turkish Souq JV was previously equally owned between the two postal services
Agility reports 11.7% y-o-y drop in net income in 2Q 2023 due to expansion-related debt
The company’s bottomline fell due to additional debt incurred to finance its acquisitions
Enterprise Explains: What needs to be done to mitigate the impacts of climate change on trade?
From predictive AI to new vessel designs, shipping companies are looking to solutions that can help mitigate the impacts of climate change on key trade routes
Multinationals are upping use of AI to manage supply chains + China now has the world’s largest merchant fleet
Multinational firms are turning to generative AI to manage increasingly complex supply chains, the Financial Times reports. Unilever, Siemens, and Maersk are some companies that have begun employing AI to locate suppliers and negotiate contracts with suitable partners, helping them avoid tensions and problems with the law. This comes as geopolitical tensions and more stringent […]
Aircraft lessor DAE inks agreement for 64 Boeing aircraft
DAE bolsters its Boeing fleet by acquiring Chinese order book: Regional aircraft lessor and aviation services firm Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has acquired the rights, interests, and obligations of a portfolio of 64 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from a China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC) subsidiary, according to a press release. The aircraft are […]
AUGUST Oman will award Ras Al Hadd Airport consultancy contract. 27 August (Sunday): Last day for companies to bid for the construction tender for Kuwait’s Mubarak Al Kabeer Port. 28 August (Monday): Registration for Emirates Postal Group’s Logistics Unleashed competition concludes. SEPTEMBER 4-8 September (Monday-Friday): Logistics and Transport Management, Dubai. 5 September (Tuesday): The Leaders […]