Middle East/Africa

Beirut Explosion Destroys Tonnes of Lebanon’s Food Stocks

Beirut Explosion Destroys Tons of Lebanon’s Food Stocks

August 6, 2020

The huge explosion in Lebanon’s capital of Beirut tore through major grain silos, stoking fears of shortages in a nation that imports nearly all its food and is already reeling from economic crisis.

AKI Group Transforms Transportation Operations, Saves $1 Million

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AKI Group Transforms Routing Operations, Saves $1 Million

August 1, 2020

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The Dubai-based conglomerate, facing significant operational inefficiencies and a huge number of different products and customers, moves to assert more control over transportation routing and scheduling.

Embrace Supply Chain Complexity and Win

July 29, 2020

TECSYS

Four reasons why you should embrace complexity in your operations — and three things you need to do it successfully.

Trade Pact to Give Africa $450 Billion Boost, World Bank Says

July 27, 2020

Bloomberg

An Africa-wide free-trade pact could bolster the region’s income by $450 billion and lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty by 2035.

CEVA Logistics Announces Plan to Expand its Services in Africa

June 16, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

CEVA Logistics recently announced a three-part expansion plan for the African market. The company has acquired a controlling shareholding in AMI Worldwide, a third-party logistics provider with an extensive network in East and Southern Africa.

The Global Airline Shutdown Has a Surprise Victim: Gold Miners

April 21, 2020

Bloomberg

Producers typically rely on regular airline services to ferry mined metal from remote operations to specialist plants.

Happening in Dubai — Future Warehouse and Logistics 2020 Conference

April 7, 2020

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According to the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA), it foresees that UAE’s logistics sector will be contributing a major part to its economy, from the current 5.4% to 8% by 2021.

As China Reopens, Africa’s Woes Threaten to Starve Its Factories

April 7, 2020

Bloomberg

Even as Asia slowly reopens after its lockdown, factories there risk running short on supplies as the virus spreads to countries that produce vital raw materials.

Food Supply Chain Slows Around the World on Trucking Bottlenecks

April 6, 2020

Bloomberg

Truckers hauling food are facing delays across the globe in the latest disruption to supply chains snarled by the coronavirus pandemic.

Protect Your International Gains by Ensuring You’re in Compliance

April 1, 2020

Flash Global

Here's what it takes to successfully import and export — and a checklist to audit your current trade compliance program.

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.