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Middle East/Africa

Cargill Cargo

Commodity Shipping Rates Are Surging Amid Uneven Recovery

April 8, 2021
Bloomberg
For a glimpse of how quickly and unevenly economies are recovering from the pandemic, look no further than the market for shipping raw materials.
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Container Ship

End of Suez Snarl Marks Beginning of New Stress on Global Trade

March 31, 2021
Bloomberg
The Ever Given leaves in its wake several weeks or months of disruptions across a world economy where the pandemic revealed both the sturdy backbone of global trade and an Achilles’ heel.
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Ever Given Suez Canal

Ships Get Moving Through Suez as Giant Ever Given Is Freed

March 29, 2021
Bloomberg
Ships started moving again through the Suez Canal on Monday after the giant container ship that lay stranded across the critical waterway for a week was finally tugged free.
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Ever Given Suez Canal

Suez Mess Adds to Global Economic, Supply-Chain Stress

March 29, 2021
Bloomberg
The backlog is one more strain for global supply chains already stretched by the pandemic.
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Suez satellite

Blocked Suez Forces Ships to Look at Long Trip Around Africa

March 25, 2021
Bloomberg
A massive container ship blocking the Suez Canal showed no signs of budging for a third day, forcing container carriers and other vessels to weigh costly and time-consuming voyages around Africa that threaten to destabilize the already fragile underpinnings of global trade.
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Suez Canal

What’s Backed Up at the Suez Canal? Live Animals, Oil and Food

March 25, 2021
Bloomberg
Crews are still struggling to remove Ever Given, a stranded container ship longer than the Eiffel Tower, and a look at the type of cargoes waiting to pass show the shipping delays will affect a range of industries.
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Suez Canal Container Ship Refloated After Blocking Trade Artery

March 24, 2021
SupplyChainBrain
One of the largest container ships in the world has been partially refloated after it ran aground in the Suez Canal, causing a huge jam of vessels at either end of the vital international trade artery.
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Kwik Launches Delivery Plugin for Shopify

February 4, 2021
SupplyChainBrain
Kwik Delivery, an African last-mile delivery platform, has recently announced the launch of its Kwik Delivery plugin for Shopify. The new plugin will enable Nigeria-based Shopify merchants of all sizes to utilize Kwik’s last-mile delivery service.
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COVID-19 Vaccine

Vaccine Disparities Raise Alarm as COVID-19 Variants Multiply

January 19, 2021
Bloomberg
Global gaps in access to COVID-19 vaccines are raising concerns that the continued spread of the coronavirus will breed more dangerous versions of the pathogen, weakening medical weapons and further crippling economies.
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Maersk

Piracy Surge Off West Africa Draws Maersk Call for Action

January 18, 2021
Bloomberg
Pirate attacks have pushed up insurance and other costs for shippers operating off West Africa, with some resorting to hiring escort vessels manned by armed navy personnel.
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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.

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