Slight recovery amid mixed demand As volumes continue to trend sideways, growth achieved in April has been better than previous months. This IATA report identifies the best performing regions and most popular routes Year-on-year growth in industry-wide freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) recovered to 4.1 per cent in April, having fallen to a 23-month low of […]
By admin Added: June 27, 2018
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Women in logistics For our people issue, what would be a better topic than tackling the ‘Women in Logistics’ theme? What we learnt from this exercise is that more needs to be done to highlight the many ladies working hard in logistics. So this is the first of many articles to highlight the hard work […]
By admin Added: June 25, 2018
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DAE signs agreements to sell aircraft valued at US$900 million Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd.’s leasing division DAE Capital has recently signed three agreements to sell 16 aircraft with a total market value of approximately US$900 million. The aircraft covered by these agreements include Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, A330, and A350 family aircraft, […]
By admin Added: June 13, 2018
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Bosch develops safer cars Beginning March 31, Bosch connected vehicles with eCall will automatically call for help in an accident. Thanks to the automatic eCall, emergency responders can arrive at the scene of an accident up to twice as fast. Regional specifications for the UAE and KSA are also underway On March 31, 2018, […]
By admin Added: May 23, 2018
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Agility launches Shipa Freight Shipa Freight (online forwarding platform) allows users to get rate quotes, book, pay, track ocean and air shipments globally. It’s simple, easy to use and accessible through the desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile app Agility recently announced Shipa Freight, the first fully integrated online freight service that allows users to get […]
By admin Added: May 21, 2018
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First commercial hyper loop system in the UAE The hyperloop system is coming to the UAE very soon. An agreement recently signed by Aldar Properties PJSC and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies allows the latter to begin construction of the hyperloop system Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) revealed recently the signing of an agreement with Aldar Properties PJSC, […]
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Global standards to generate future demand The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged aviation stakeholders to follow global standards and make greater use of operational data in order to safely accommodate an additional 3.8 billion air travelers by 2036 De Juniac noted that 2017 was a very strong year for safety. There were no fatal […]
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Automation / robots take over the warehouse Alain Kaddoum, General Manager, Swisslog Middle East speaks to Munawar Shariff and shares lots of insights into the current trends in the materials handling industry. Automation, he says, is not as expensive as is the general assumption in the market. Though many businesses understand that automation is the […]
By admin Added: May 15, 2018
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Sustained success at Sohar Port Mark Geilenkirchen, Chief Executive Officer, Sohar Port and Freezone, gives Munawar Shariff an update on the current growth in business for Sohar Port and what challenges it faces in the year ahead in making a better profit than ever before Additionally, our upcoming Sohar Port South expansion is fundamental […]
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Al-Futtaim Logistics opens cold storage facility Al-Futtaim Logistics, a leading integrated logistics and supply chain solutions provider, has announced the expansion of its services with the opening of a state-of-the-art cold storage warehousing facility in Dubai. Located at Jebel Ali South Free Zone, the multi-temperature facility has space for more than 1,600 pallets with full […]
By admin Added: May 14, 2018
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