Middle East/Africa

Will Livestock Exporters Release Unedited Footage?

April 19, 2018

RSPCA Australia has called for the immediate public release of unedited footage taken of conditions aboard the livestock carrier Maysora last week.

Electric Carmakers Face Growing Risk in Battery Supply Chain

April 19, 2018

Supply Management

Auto manufacturers could face potentially significant supply chain disruption when it comes to batteries for electric vehicles, according to an insurance broker.

The Maritime Standard Awards 2018 Maintains Winning Formula

March 15, 2018

Qatar Airways Responds to Blockade by Middle Eastern Neighbors by Adding New Routes

March 13, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Akbar Al Baker, chief executive of Qatar Airways, has never shied away from a fight.

China Is Turning Ethiopia Into a Giant Fast-Fashion Factory

March 8, 2018

Bloomberg

Standing in a sunny office in Indochine International’s brand-new factory, Raghav Pattar, vice president of this Chinese apparel manufacturer, is ebullient. It’s November, barely six months since the Hawassa Industrial Park opened, and already he has 1,400 locals at work.

Mines Linked to Child Labor Are Thriving in Rush for Car Batteries

February 28, 2018

Bloomberg

The appetite for electric cars is driving a boom in small-scale cobalt production in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where some mines have been found to be dangerous and employ child labor.

Fearing Tourist Drought, Cape Town Charts a New Relationship With Water

February 22, 2018

Reuters

When Markus Rohner flew into Cape Town’s airport this month, he found an unexpected line at the men’s washroom.

Tea, Haircuts and Fish Bones: Letting the Light Into Pakistan

February 13, 2018

Reuters

Reclining comfortably on a bed outside his mud home, 75-year-old farmer Mohammad Khoso watches life go by. His family is now the center of everyone’s envy in the southern Pakistani village of Murid Khoso — they have electricity.

Logistics Will Drive Saudi Arabia's Post-Oil Era

February 6, 2018

Patricia Sibo

As the Arabian Gulf region aims for a larger role in the global logistics market, which it is estimated will be worth $15.5tr by 2024, Saudi Arabia is upping its own logistics game and becoming a credible competitor to Dubai in the process.

Citing Bomb Risk, TSA Mandates Additional Security on Middle East Airfreight

January 24, 2018

Air Cargo World

Citing the increased threat of a bomb being smuggled on board an aircraft bound for the United States, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued on Monday an emergency order requiring stricter scrutiny of air cargo.

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.