Middle East/Africa

Manufacturing in Africa Is on the Upswing

February 18, 2015

The evidence of strengthening in African manufacturing is increasingly persuasive. Between 2000 and 2010, the share of the African population living on less than $1.25 per day fell from 58 percent to 48 percent. In no small part, the falling rate of extreme poverty is driven by much-improved output performance.

Airfreight Industry Saw Positive Growth in 2014, Especially in Asia-Pacific, Middle East

February 13, 2015

IATA

The International Air Transport Association released full-year air cargo data for 2014 showing 4.5 percent demand growth compared to 2013 measured by freight tonne kilometers, a significant acceleration from the 1.4 percent recorded in 2013 over 2012.

Wanting Piece of Air Cargo Market in East Africa/Middle East, Djibouti to Get Two Major Airports

January 28, 2015

Air Cargo World

The tiny African nation of Djibouti measures 23,200 square kilometers and is home to about 800,000 people, but within a few years - and with a little help from the Chinese - it expects to have two brand-new airport hubs large enough to handle 100,000 tonnes of cargo and 2 million passengers annually.

China Is Africa's Biggest Trading Partner, But Not Its Largest Investor

January 21, 2015

The Economist

China has become by far Africa's biggest trading partner, exchanging about $160bn worth of goods a year; more than a million Chinese, most of them labourers and traders, have moved to the continent in the past decade. The mutual adoration between governments continues, with ever more African roads and mines built by Chinese firms. But the talk of Africa becoming Chinese - or "China’s second continent", as the title of one American book puts it - is overdone.

CMA CGM Introduces Tigris; Enhances EURAF Services

January 14, 2015

CMA CGM

CMA CGM has taken delivery of the CMA CGM Tigris, a containership with capacity of 10,622 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

CMA CGM Boosting Service Between Indian Subcontinent, Mideast

January 6, 2015

CMA CGM Group

CMA CGM Group is reshuffling its liner services between India, the Middle East and East Africa.

Public Health Goals Met Through VMI Distribution System

December 16, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

A truck-based "rolling warehouse" helps the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council reduce maternal and child morbidity and mortality in the country.

FPS Welcomes Member in Myanmar; Offers Mobile App

December 12, 2014

Famous Pacific Shipping Group

FPS Logistics Thailand (FPST), the Thai member of the Famous Pacific Shipping Group of global forwarders and consolidators, has joined with its wholly owned subsidiary Leo Global Logistics Ltd. to launch a new logistics operation in neighboring Myanmar.

CMA CGM Acquires OPDR; Enhances ASEA Service

December 12, 2014

CMA CGM

The liner shipping company CMA CGM Group has acquired Germany-based OPDR.

Crowley Inks Joint Venture with Ghana’s IbisTek

December 11, 2014

Crowley Maritime Corp.

Crowley Maritime Corp. has formed a joint venture with IbisTek, LLC, based in the West African nation of Ghana.

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.