Middle East/Africa

Coca-Cola, Global Fund Partner to Deliver Critical Medicines to Remote Areas in Africa

September 28, 2012

The Coca-Cola Company and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria say they plan to leverage the company's global distribution system to help government and non-governmental organizations deliver critical medicines to remote parts of the world, beginning in rural Africa.

FedEx, Aeromexico and Etihad Top This Week's Air Cargo News

September 10, 2012

AirWaves Weekly

FedEx is changing its aircraft on the route between Memphis and Queretaro, Mexico to a Boeing 757-200 and will operate five times weekly, increasing its capacity in the market by 50 percent. Jorge Torres, recently named president of FedEx in Mexico, stated: "The decision to increase our cargo capacity is in response to our strategy to become a real business partner with the business in the region, offering competitive services at very reasonable prices ... The decision to increase our cargo capacity responds to our strategy of listening to our clients and their solicitation in a quick way."

Despite Some Bright Spots, Airfreight Industry Year Over Year Was Down Overall in July

September 6, 2012

Air Cargo World

Despite Middle Eastern carriers recording a 16-percent, year-over-year, increase in freight demand in July, global cargo markets shrunk 3.2 percent, year-over-year, according to International Air Transport Association statistics. IATA partially attributed this decline to a comparison with a "relatively strong" July 2011, but said global trade growth is still sluggish.

CWC Group's Middle East Logistics Oil & Gas Summit to take place 11-12 December 2012 in Dubai

September 5, 2012

The Two-day Conference will explore the key challenges and best practices for oil & gas logistics across the region

New Rules for a New Decade: A Vision for Smarter Supply Chain Management

September 5, 2012

IBM

Today's new economic environment is increasingly more volatile, complex and structurally different than in years past, and in few places is this more apparent than in the movement of goods and services.

Winning the $30Tr Decathlon: Going for Gold in Emerging Markets

August 16, 2012

McKinsey Quarterly

By 2025, annual consumption in emerging markets will reach $30tr - the biggest growth opportunity in the history of capitalism. To compete for the prize, companies must be disciplined.

Bucking State of the Industry, Saudi Airlines Reports Impressive Growth in Cargo

August 7, 2012

Air Cargo World

In the first half of 2012, amid strife and turmoil across much of the industry, Saudi Airlines Cargo carried 251,500 tonnes of cargo. The number is a 26-percent, year-over-year, increase in activity. Cargo revenue rose 25 percent, year-over-year, during the first six months of 2012.

Key Strategies for Automating the Import Supply Chain

August 6, 2012

Amber Road

Global Trade Management Technologies Drive Performance Improvement and Cost Savings.

Capitalizing on the Power of the Smarter Consumer

August 2, 2012

IBM

Smarter consumers want retailers to listen to them, know them and empower them - at the same time that these consumers are becoming more difficult to know.

CMA CGM Offers New Services to Red Sea, West Africa

July 30, 2012

CMA CGM

CMA CGM has launched a direct service between Asia and the Red Sea. Dubbed REX 2, it replaces the REX 1 service, which had been operated under a vessel-sharing agreement (VSA) with APL until its cessation at the end of June.

Middle East/Africa

The latest supply chain news, analysis, trends and best practices for companies operating in the Middle East and Africa. The Middle Eastern region consists of 18 countries that stretch from the western borders of Turkey and Egypt to the eastern edges of Iran and Saudi Arabia. Learn how businesses are optimizing supply chain and logistics performance in these regions, addressing a range of challenges such as poor infrastructure, complex customs and tax laws, unstable political climates and government controlled exchange rates - as well as capitalizing on new land and labor opportunities, particularly across Africa.