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More logistics M&A coming?

OPEC’s oil production cuts could prompt a surge in mergers and acquisitions in the logistics sector, Supply Chain Digital quotes former Gartner analyst Frank Kenney as saying. A hike in crude prices on the back of production cuts “will impact the supply chain from the top down,” Kenney says. Even if manufacturers and shippers can […]

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Saudia Cargo expands cold chain offerings, while Qatar Airways relaunches pharma offerings + Shipsy sets up shop in Riyadh. PLUS: Updates from Thuraya and Dubai Police

AVIATION- Qatar Airways Cargo has relaunched and expanded its pharma transportation offerings, the company said in a statement.The cargo carrier now has five product subcategories to diversify its solutions to customers and optimize its pharma transport solutions, the statement said. Clients will also be sent active container milestones, along with temperature and battery readings of […]

Posted inAround the World

MEF countries agree shipping + transport decarbonization goals + Malaysia Aviation Group makes operating net income turnaround

Increased global cooperation on decarbonizing shipping + transport: Several countries supported the adoption of the 1.5°C-aligned goals for the shipping sector to be presented next July at the International Maritime Organization during a meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF), according to a statement. Australia, Canada, the EU, France, Germany, Japan, […]

Posted inCalendar

APRIL 25-27 April (Saturday-Monday): World Cargo Symposium, Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel and Conference Centre, Istanbul, Turkey. MAY May: The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) plans to handover a new 1k-meter container berth to the East Port Said Port. 1-4 May (Monday - Thursday): Select USA Investment Summit, National Harbor, Maryland, USA. 4 May (Thursday): Deadline […]

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Egytrans board approves NOSCO takeover bid

Egytrans is one step closer to acquiring NOSCO via a share swap: Egyptian logistics firmEgytrans’board of directors approved the acquisition of Egyptian trucking firm the National Company for Transportation and Overseas Service Company (NOSCO) at a meeting yesterday, it said in a statement (pdf). The transaction will see the company acquire 99.9% of NOSCO’s shares […]

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